8 sentences with 'polluted'
Example sentences and phrases with the word polluted and other words derived from it.
• « In the absence of oxygen in the water, anaerobic bacteria emerge, organisms that can live without oxygen. And they are the ones that make the water even more polluted, as they release an abundance of phosphorus as well as methane and ammonia. Lakes or seas become pestilential waters. »
• « Nearly 360 kilometres of river are totally polluted, with all its fauna extinct or on the way to extinction. But these disturbances can have global consequences if they are not reversed, as this is not just a localised problem. »
• « "We use water samples from the stream as a basis for testing, because if we are successful in something so heavily polluted, with toxins of very diverse origin, the result in other less polluted areas is assured," says Dr Soma Korol, from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry at the University of Buenos Aires. »
• « Dispersing a bacterial solution on heavily polluted soil allows it to recover its fertility in a very short time. »
• « The excess oxygen that polluted the world at that time had an important consequence: between 15,000 and 65,000 metres in the atmosphere, the sun's powerful ultraviolet B and C radiation began to transform diatomic oxygen (O2) into triatomic oxygen, or ozone gas (O3). »
• « It is therefore important to be aware of the situation, to apply scientific findings and to take the necessary measures to clean up polluted areas and protect the environment. »
• « Today, unfortunately, water is often polluted by industrial and sewage waste dumped carelessly, as well as rubbish, excrement and non-degradable detergents. »