soil pollutant

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• soil — soil1 soilless, adj. /soyl/, n. 1. the portion of the earth s surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus. 2. a particular kind of earth: sandy soil. 3. the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops: fertile soil. 4. a… …   Universalium

• Soil contamination — Excavation showing soil contamination at a disused gasworks. Soil contamination or soil pollution is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. This type of contamination… …   Wikipedia

• pollutant — /peuh looht nt/, n. 1. something that pollutes. 2. any substance, as certain chemicals or waste products, that renders the air, soil, water, or other natural resource harmful or unsuitable for a specific purpose. [1890 95; POLLUTE + ANT] * * * …   Universalium

• pollutant — pol|lut|ant [pəˈlu:tənt] n a substance that makes air, water, soil etc dangerously dirty, and is caused by cars, factories etc air/environmental/water etc pollutants ▪ New regulations will reduce hazardous air pollutants. ▪ a dumping ground for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pollutant — noun (C, U) a substance that makes air, water, soil etc dangerously dirty, and is caused by cars, factories etc: emissions of chemical pollutants …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pollutant — noun waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil • Derivationally related forms: ↑pollute • Hypernyms: ↑waste, ↑waste material, ↑waste matter, ↑waste product • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Night soil — 18th century London nightman s calling card Night soil is a euphemism for human excrement collected at night from cesspools, privies, etc. and sometimes used as a fertilizer.[1] Night soil is produced as a result of a waste management system in… …   Wikipedia

• вещество, загрязняющее почву — — [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en] EN soil pollutant Solid, liquid and gaseous substances that detrimentally alter the natural condition of the soil. [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en]… …   Справочник технического переводчика

• environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction       infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …   Universalium

• Phytoremediation — (from the Ancient Greek φυτο (phyto, plant), and Latin remedium (restoring balance or remediation) describes the treatment of environmental problems (bioremediation) through the use of plants that mitigate the environmental problem without the… …   Wikipedia

• environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …   Universalium