EnvThes
التلوث
Замърсяване
ρύπανση
znečištění
znečistenie
zanieczyszczenie
verontreiniging
teršimas, tarša
szennyezés
pollution
Verunreinigung
contaminación
forurening
forurensning
förorening, miljöförstöring
inquinamento
onesnaženje
onečišćenje
piesārņojums
poluare
poluição
reostamine, reostus, saastamine, saastus
saastuminen, saaste
deprecated concept
US LTER controlled vocabulary
[Henderson's] n. any harmful or undesirable change in the physical, chemical or bio­logical quality of air, water or soil as a result of the release of e.g. chemicals, radioactivity, heat, large amounts of organic matter (as in sewage). Usually appl. changes arising from human activity although natural pollutants, e.g. volcanic dust, sea salt, are known.