The phrase 'a result of pollution' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are discussing the effects of pollution. For example, "The unusually high rate of asthma in the city is a result of pollution from nearby factories."
"They've almost been completely eliminated from Europe" as a result of pollution, Dr. Irwin Brodo said.
Sturgeon stocks are being depleted, however, as a result of pollution of Caspian waters.
There is some mercury sloshing around as a result of pollution, but not to the same extent.
Nature also may become barren as a result of pollution; but, on the other hand, the natural elements and magical or supernatural forces may run amok as a result of pollution.
A 2007 World Bank report said that some 500,000 Chinese died annually as a result of pollution.
Powerful tropical cyclones that cause large numbers of deaths and massive property damage around the Arabian Sea are becoming increasingly common as a result of pollution, scientists say.
The unusually high levels of air pollution are a result of inland pollution and powerful dust storms swept in from the Sahara by strong gales.
In general, these estimates include only those relatively easily measured considerations such as the known losses to cultivate crops from acute air pollution episodes or the cost of frequent repainting required as a result of air pollution.
It also is home to several costly Superfund sites as a result of chemical pollution.
Nearby San Sebastian village suffers a high rate of disease linked to arsenic poisoning as a result of this pollution.
A study by the institute claimed 4,655 people died in São Paulo in 2011 as a result of air pollution.
