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Pollutant
Domain: Health and safety at work => Risk factors
Grammatical category
Noun
Grammar notes
Countable
Definition
Any undesirable solid, liquid or gaseous matter in an environmental medium.
Definition source
Web sources
European legislation
Directives 89/391/EEC, 89/656/EEC, 89/686/EEC
British legislation
The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002, The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992; The Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002
Synonyms
Contaminant
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