point adj.— «Water pollution can come from what scientists call point and non-point sources. Point sources are obvious, like industry and wastewater treatment facilities. Non-point sources are harder to identify, like storm water run-off...
white pollution n.— «Like other countries, China is also suffering from “white pollution,” a term coined to describe the unsightly tumbleweed of plastic bags blowing around on our streets.» —“White pollution blights...
thermal treatment n.— «For pollution prevention purposes, reductions through materials substitution, process changes, or product modifications (methods that involve toxics reduction or resource conservation) are better than pollution...
vog n. volcanic smog. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
vog n.— «With the exception of places on the Big Island where “vog,” or volcanic smog, occasionally smarts the eyes, air pollution is almost nonexistent, thanks to trade winds and thousands of miles of surrounding ocean...
witches’ knickers n.pl.— «Alaskans call them “tundra ghosts” and “landfill snowbirds.” In China, they’re “white pollution.” South Africans have sarcastically dubbed them their “national flower...