| 单词 | pollution |
| 释义 | pollution An undesirable change in the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of the natural environment, brought about by man's activities. It may be harmful to human or nonhuman life. Pollution may affect the soil, rivers, seas, or the atmosphere. There are two main classes of pollutants: those that are biodegradable (e.g. sewage), i.e. can be rendered harmless by natural processes and need therefore cause no permanent harm if adequately dispersed or treated; and those that are nonbiodegradable (e.g. heavy metals (such as lead) in industrial effluents and DDT and other chlorinated hydrocarbons used as pesticides), which eventually accumulate in the environment and may be concentrated in food chains. Other forms of pollution in the environment include noise (e.g. from jet aircraft, traffic, and industrial processes) and thermal pollution (e.g. the release of excessive waste heat into lakes or rivers causing harm to wildlife). Recent pollution problems include the disposal of radioactive waste; acid rain; photochemical smog; increasing levels of human waste; high levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (see greenhouse effect); damage to the ozone layer by nitrogen oxides, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and halons; and pollution of inland waters by agricultural fertilizers and sewage effluent, causing eutrophication. Attempts to contain or prevent pollution include strict regulations concerning factory emissions, the use of smokeless fuels, the banning of certain pesticides, the increasing use of lead-free petrol, restrictions on the use of chlorofluorocarbons, and the introduction, of catalytic converters to cut pollutants in vehicle exhausts |
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