air pollution

/ɛər pəˌluʃən/

/ɛ pəˈluʃən/

Definitions of air pollution

1. noun

   pollution of the atmosphere
   “air pollution reduced the visibility”

   types:

   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

   type of:

   pollution

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