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pollutes
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Third person singular of pollute
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Such waste, when it pollutes bodies of water, is called nonpoint source pollution.
Greens claim that fracking pollutes the air and groundwater, but the evidence suggests that any such pollution is limited.
They argue that anyone who pollutes space has a more direct impact on his own equipment than do polluters on earth, and that everyone will therefore work to prevent space debris voluntarily.
It pollutes the environment with pesticides, fertilisers and nutrients from feed and animal waste.
Another boost to gas, which pollutes far less than oil or coal, is increasing concern over global warming.
Modern industry pollutes, and it also seems to cause significant changes to the climate.
It pollutes, witness the smogs of Los Angeles or Chile's Santiago.
A year on from its publication, a free update to Dr Goldacre's excellent book on how the misbehaviour of drug companies, regulators and medics pollutes the scientific record and makes it difficult to know whether many drugs actually work as advertised.
The 18m tonnes of liquid natural gas produced by Nigeria LNG Ltd every year are all sold abroad.In the meantime, local campaigners say that the flaring causes acid rain, which rusts local roofing material and pollutes ground water.
Indeed, Singaporeans were horrified to learn that their hard-earned billions might be used to bail out a giant neighbour that pollutes their skies and refuses to play by international rules.Another complication for Singapore is that its offer is likely to renew western concerns that Asian countries are secretly planning some sort of "Asian Monetary Fund", which would be independent of the IMF.
Because of tighter regulations, a Mexican car made since 1997 pollutes up to 100 times less than one made before 1995.
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