Usage of "emerging compounds"

Chemical substances that are not regulated but are introduced in the environment due to various anthropogenic activities and can potentially harm the ecosystem.

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Examples for "pollutants"

Air pollutants from residential solid fuel combustion are attracting growing public concern. 
 Pubmed 

The rule covers global warming pollutants including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide. 
 Reuters 

Most of the acronyms refer to pesticides - or 'environmental chemical pollutants'. 
 The Guardian 

The vehicles had emitted up to 40 times the legally allowable pollutants. 
 Reuters 

It removes all four common indoor air pollutants as well as ammonia. 
 The South African 

These come from legal or illegal medicines, as well as environmental contaminants. 
 The Irish Times 

Refining oil contaminants are complex and cause serious harm to the environment. 
 Pubmed 

The team is also testing the island's water and soil for contaminants. 
 BBC 

Toxicity is often tested in the absence of other expected co-occurring contaminants. 
 Pubmed 

The metalloid arsenic and the chlorinated insecticide endosulfan are common environmental contaminants. 
 Pubmed 

Further monitoring and research are required to assess trends and health effects of emerging contaminants. 
 Pubmed 

Among the emerging contaminants, antibiotics are obviously of high concern, because of their potential for inducing antibiotic resistance. 
 Pubmed 

Lack of toxicity data, including for complex mixtures, makes it difficult to assess the risks emerging contaminants pose. 
 Pubmed 

Water main breaks waste more 2 trillion gallons of treated drinking water per year, and "legacy and emerging contaminants" need monitoring. 
 Reuters 

UV filters are a class of emerging contaminants with an annual estimated production of 10,000 tons worldwide that continuously enter aquatic environments. 
 Pubmed 

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Significados de emerging compounds en inglés