Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Intended to counteract or eliminate environmental pollution.
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- noun Any way, shape, or form which directly or indirectly helps the
environment orreduces pollution . - adjective Of, pertaining to, or having the
characteristics of that which helps the environment or reduces pollution.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective intended to reduce pollution
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Examples
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We have also, as you know, advanced far in antipollution measures.
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Contemporary Marxists recognize that capital can produce "green" commodities such as antipollution devices, recycled goods, or organic produce, but capital will only do so if it can reproduce itself exponentially through these avenues.
Neoclassical, institutional, and marxist approaches to the environment-economic relationship 2007
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They mean safety regulations, antipollution regulations, and other regulations that protect the earth and people on it.
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They mean safety regulations, antipollution regulations, and other regulations that protect the earth and people on it.
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The notice cited Chesapeake for violating antipollution laws and asked the company to explain "why it took Chesapeake nearly 12 hours to address the uncontrolled release of fluids off the well pad" and why it took 12 hours to get a well-control company to the site "when there are other well control service companies located closer."
Chesapeake Spill Heightens Pressures Ben Casselman 2011
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In 2008, a federal court said the EPA's approach violated a requirement of federal law that power plants be outfitted with the best available antipollution technology.
EPA Tangles With New Critic: Labor Stephen Power 2011
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Inspectors arrive offshore via government-leased helicopters usually with a computer-generated random list of safety and antipollution components.
Inspectors Rarely Surprised Oil Rigs Russell Gold 2010
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Later, he led the development of the antipollution catalytic converter, which GM installed across its entire fleet in 1975, beating the rest of the car industry to comply with an environmental mandate.
Engineer Ran GM in Dark Early '90s Stephen Miller 2011
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The history of antipollution programs shows that it is always cheaper to prevent emissions than to reverse any damage they cause.
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The history of antipollution programs shows that it is always cheaper to prevent emissions than to reverse any damage they cause.
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