Sentence examples for filter out pollutants from inspiring English sources

On her right, a dark, winding stream damaged by mining; on her left, several sediment-control ponds that filter out pollutants from the runoff of mining operations.

This kind of pollution tends to grow in direct proportion to the amount of paved surface in a given area, as the land's natural ability to filter out pollutants is diminished.

6. Coastal marshes, which trap floodwaters, filter out pollutants, and serve as "nurseries" for wildlife, are disappearing at a rate of 20,000 acres per year.

Riparian zones have diversified functions that include preserving bank stability, functioning as habitats for streamside living organisms and also playing a critical role in preserving the water quality of rivers by filtering out pollutants from runoff (Zainudin et al. 2013).

Many organizations are even working to reintroduce oysters in the waters surrounding New York City, and while eating them may be a ways off, their crucial role in filtering out pollutants could help clear the waters for other species to return and flourish.

Nonetheless, a mask that helps to filter out dangerous pollutants from the air shouldn't be sniffed at, especially given some studies which show masks can filter out nasties.

Five years ago the county, seeking to improve the water quality of the brook, hired an ecological restoration company, Creative Habitat Corporation of White Plains, to introduce an assortment of aquatic plants at Paine Lake, mostly around the edge, to stabilize the shore while filtering out potential pollutants like excess nitrogen, which the lilies take up as food.

The sumps filter out many of these pollutants before the stormwater percolates into the shallowest of Long Island's subterranean aquifers, and the Island's drinking water is pumped from deeper aquifers.

It's called the "Bel-Air," believe it or not, and it uses the natural processes of the plant inside the dome, roots and all, to filter out some nasty household pollutants like benzene and formaldehyde.

Helping these countries solve problems through increasing energy efficiency or filtering out pollutants can make progress on climate change goals.

Deletic's speciality is green walls that treat greywater: the system where plants recycle greywater, filtering out pollutants and using them as nutrients for growth.