AIR POLLUTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does air pollution mean? 

• AIR POLLUTION (noun)
  The noun AIR POLLUTION has 1 sense:

1. pollution of the atmosphere

  Familiarity information: AIR POLLUTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AIR POLLUTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pollution of the atmosphere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

air pollution reduced the visibility

Hypernyms ("air pollution" is a kind of...):

pollution (undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "air pollution"):

acid precipitation; acid rain (rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water)

industrial air pollution (pollution resulting from an industrial plant discharging pollutants into the atmosphere)

miasm; miasma (unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources)

small-particle pollution (air pollution caused by fine particles of soot (as from power plants or diesel engines))

smog; smogginess (air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog)

 Context examples 

Being exposed to tobacco smoke, air pollution, dusts, vapors, and fumes can also cause acute bronchitis.

(Acute Bronchitis, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Air pollution is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air.

(Air Pollution, Environmental Protection Agency)

They showed that improved mental health and social engagement are the strongest factors, while increased physical activity and reduced air pollution also contribute.

(Greenness around homes linked to lower mortality, NIH)

Considered a lifestyle disease, environmental factors such as air pollution due to the use of leaded fuels, are also known to be responsible for the rise in blood pressure.

(Micronutrients can counter lead effects in blood pressure, SciDev.Net)

Researchers have linked a wide array of health effects to air pollution.

(Cleaner Air Tied to Healthier Lungs in Kids, NIH)

Outdoor air pollution has long been linked to major health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

(Breathing Dirty Air May Harm Kidneys, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

We usually think of air pollution as being outdoors, but the air in your house or office could also be polluted.

(Indoor Air Pollution, Environmental Protection Agency)

Lung disorders may be caused by infection, by smoking tobacco, or by breathing in secondhand tobacco smoke, radon, asbestos, or other forms of air pollution.

(Lung disorder, NCI Dictionary)

The generic term used for a type of air pollution.

(Particulate, NCI Thesaurus)

Air pollution, chemical fumes, or dust can also cause it.

(COPD, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)