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noun ADJ. harmful, noxious, toxic | gaseous | exhaust, vehicle | industrial | atmospheric | acid, carbon, carbon dioxide, lead, sulphur, sulphur dioxide, etc. VERB + EMISSION cut, reduce We must take action to cut vehicle emissions. | control, limit, stabilize EMISSION + VERB increase | decrease, fall EMISSION + NOUN levels PREP. ~s from measures to reduce harmful emissions from traffic
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emission
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + emissions
harmful emissions
(= likely to cause harm to people or the environment )
• The law is designed to limit harmful emissions.
toxic emissions
(= poisonous )
• By the end of the decade we could reduce toxic emissions by half.
noxious emissions
(= harmful and poisonous )
• The air is a toxic cocktail of exhaust fumes and noxious emissions from nearby factories.
vehicle emissions
(= from cars, lorries etc )
• California has introduced tough new standards for vehicle emissions.
industrial emissions
(= from factories )
• The trees are being killed by acid rain and other industrial emissions.
sulphur dioxide/carbon dioxide/greenhouse gas etc emissions
• The treaty calls for a 30% reduction in sulphur dioxide emissions.
verbs
cut/reduce emissions
• an agreement to cut emissions of gases which contribute to global warming
control/limit emissions
• The measures to control carbon dioxide emissions do not go far enough.
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