socks and knocks n.pl. the oxides of sulfur and nitrogen commonly found in pollution. Etymological Note: A literal pronunciation of the characters that make up the chemical notations SOx, representing various oxides of sulfur, and NOx, representing...
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...
biophony n.— «Krause coined the term, “biophony,” referring to the biotic (group of animals living together) symphony in an ecosystem.» —“Noise pollution problems harm wildlife, too” by Sheryl De...
