Pollution Crossword Clue

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SMOG
4 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Urban air pollutionCrossword Clue
Pollution problemCrossword Clue
City hazeCrossword Clue
Environmental concern in Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax"Crossword Clue
Urban hazeCrossword Clue
Air pollutionCrossword Clue
PollutionCrossword Clue

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AIRQUALITY
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Measure of environmental pollutants affected by wind, temperature and humansCrossword Clue
What fuel economy standards might addressCrossword Clue

86%
AIRQUALITYINDEX
15 Letters

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AQI
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Wildfire season stat, for shortCrossword Clue
Pollution statCrossword Clue
E.P.A. pollution statCrossword Clue
EPA pollution stdCrossword Clue
Pollution statCrossword Clue
EPA pollution measureCrossword Clue
Stat affected by smog levels: AbbrCrossword Clue
EPS pollution measCrossword Clue
Atmospheric pollution measCrossword Clue
EPA concernCrossword Clue

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CLEAN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Freshly washedCrossword Clue
Like a comedy set with no profanityCrossword Clue
Kid-friendlyCrossword Clue
Fight grimeCrossword Clue
Family friendlyCrossword Clue
Free of profanityCrossword Clue
Free of filthCrossword Clue
Sweep or breakCrossword Clue
Off drugsCrossword Clue
College prop is spotlessCrossword Clue

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ECOLI
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cause of some food recallsCrossword Clue
Biotech bacteriaCrossword Clue
Gut bacteriaCrossword Clue
Cause of food poisoning, for shortCrossword Clue
Produce recall cause, oftenCrossword Clue
Common bacterial pathogenCrossword Clue
Food safety concernCrossword Clue
Gut bacteriaCrossword Clue
Bacteria that may cause gastroenteritisCrossword Clue
Bacterium that can prompt a food recallCrossword Clue

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ECOLOGY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Green scienceCrossword Clue
Green field?Crossword Clue
Branch of biologyCrossword Clue
The environment as it relates to living thingsCrossword Clue
Scientific study is sort of cool in Egypt if theres no physical exercise!Crossword Clue
Green field?Crossword Clue
English company keeping record of green studyCrossword Clue
Science to do with the relationship between living thingsCrossword Clue
Scientific study of European settlements good for NorwayCrossword Clue
Environmental scienceCrossword Clue

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EPA
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Org. with a flower in its logoCrossword Clue
Clean water orgCrossword Clue
Clean Air Act orgCrossword Clue
A.Q.I. measurerCrossword Clue
Org. that measures A.Q.ICrossword Clue
Org. with an Office of WaterCrossword Clue
Pesticide regulator, in briefCrossword Clue
Org. concerned with ozone depletionCrossword Clue
Org. with toxicologistsCrossword Clue
DDT bannerCrossword Clue

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FUME
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Seethe with angerCrossword Clue
Be seething madCrossword Clue
SeetheCrossword Clue
Boil with rageCrossword Clue
SeetheCrossword Clue
StewCrossword Clue
SeetheCrossword Clue
Express angerCrossword Clue
Be irateCrossword Clue
StewCrossword Clue

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GRIME
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Dirty coatCrossword Clue
Layer of filthCrossword Clue
FilthCrossword Clue
Surface dirtCrossword Clue
Dirty buildupCrossword Clue
Laundry challengeCrossword Clue
FilthCrossword Clue
Engine buildupCrossword Clue
Filth, say, rising across borderCrossword Clue
Filth, say, rising across borderCrossword Clue

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GUNKCONTROL
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Degreaser's purpose?Crossword Clue

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INDUSTRIALWASTE
15 Letters

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LITTER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mama cat's quadruplets, e.gCrossword Clue
Refuse less significant liberal, once dismissedCrossword Clue
Rubbish that queen may have to bearCrossword Clue
Spooner's taster of kind of bread stick grabbing butt, perhaps?Crossword Clue
Group of tiger cubsCrossword Clue
RefuseCrossword Clue
Burmese relief spot?Crossword Clue
Refuse a bunch of puppiesCrossword Clue
Kitten caboodleCrossword Clue
Rubbish strewn outdoorsCrossword Clue

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NOISE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
What some headphones reduceCrossword Clue
ClamorCrossword Clue
ClamorCrossword Clue
"Make some ___!"Crossword Clue
RacketCrossword Clue
Tick or tockCrossword Clue
Beep or boomCrossword Clue
Distraction while working at the library, maybeCrossword Clue
"Boink!" or "Bonk!"Crossword Clue
Bump in the night, e.gCrossword Clue

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SEWAGE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Waste that's been flushedCrossword Clue
Smelly flowCrossword Clue
Treatment plant gunkCrossword Clue
Secretive envelope with payment for the output of Thames Water?Crossword Clue
What septic tanks treatCrossword Clue
Waste money earned in Kent?Crossword Clue
What septic tanks treatCrossword Clue
Treatment plant inputCrossword Clue
Spiritual range, undergoing change of direction? RubbishCrossword Clue
Spiritual range, undergoing change of direction? RubbishCrossword Clue

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SMAZE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Air pollution portmanteauCrossword Clue
Air pollution portmanteauCrossword Clue
Is confusingly complex system what obscures the view?Crossword Clue
Pollutant that's a portmanteauCrossword Clue
Urban air problemCrossword Clue
Urban air problemCrossword Clue
Urban pollutionCrossword Clue
Air pollutionCrossword Clue
Unhealthy airCrossword Clue
Sun blockerCrossword Clue

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SMOKE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Chimney outputCrossword Clue
Something you haven't been able to do on U.S. flights since 2000Crossword Clue
Fire sign?Crossword Clue
Fire signCrossword Clue
Tip-off that you've forgotten something in the toasterCrossword Clue
Sign of fireCrossword Clue
Defeat soundly, in slangCrossword Clue
Cook brisket, perhapsCrossword Clue
Signal, screen or ringCrossword Clue
Fire signCrossword Clue

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SOOT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Residue on Santa's suitCrossword Clue
Fireplace residueCrossword Clue
Chimney sweep's targetCrossword Clue
Smudge on Santa's suitCrossword Clue
Chimney grimeCrossword Clue
Chimney buildupCrossword Clue
Stuff washed off of Santa's suit, presumablyCrossword Clue
Flue symptom?Crossword Clue
Flue residueCrossword Clue
Sweep’s sweepingsCrossword Clue

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WASTES
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fritters awayCrossword Clue
Doesn't make use ofCrossword Clue
Runs throughCrossword Clue
SquandersCrossword Clue
SquandersCrossword Clue
SquandersCrossword Clue
Was set back and desertsCrossword Clue
Fritters awayCrossword Clue
Doesn't use efficientlyCrossword Clue
Fails to recycleCrossword Clue

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PLASTICBAGS
11 Letters

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CLEANAIR
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Concern for the E.P.ACrossword Clue
Environmental concernCrossword Clue

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CLEANAIRACT
11 Letters

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GREENTAX
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Penalty for a polluterCrossword Clue
It's paid by pollutersCrossword Clue
Levy on coal, e.gCrossword Clue

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EMITTER
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Transistor partCrossword Clue
Transistor terminalCrossword Clue
Electrode in a transistorCrossword Clue
Device releasing particlesCrossword Clue
Broadcaster to turn resentful with British pulling outCrossword Clue

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ACIDRAIN
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Kind of precipitation caused by excess sulphur dioxide or nitrogen oxide in the airCrossword Clue
Precipitation caused by pollutionCrossword Clue
Trip facilitator rushed round island showing awful precipitationCrossword Clue
Pollution detected in a Channel Islands sewerCrossword Clue
One lot of detectives having shower, possibly cause of bad atmosphereCrossword Clue
Pollution from kind of power I use up (4 4)Crossword Clue
Inca raid — it's a combination of industrial gas emissions with water in the atmosphereCrossword Clue
Polluted showerCrossword Clue
Precipitation from a Jersey sewerCrossword Clue
Drops environmentally unfriendly car India producedCrossword Clue

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AROMA
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Enticing scentCrossword Clue
ScentCrossword Clue
Welcoming feature of a bakeryCrossword Clue
Feature of a rose garden in full bloomCrossword Clue
Bakery allureCrossword Clue
Burnt toast has a strong oneCrossword Clue
Enticing smellCrossword Clue
ScentCrossword Clue
Potpourri featureCrossword Clue
FragranceCrossword Clue

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DIRECT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Unlike someone who beats around the bushCrossword Clue
Set the scene?Crossword Clue
To the pointCrossword Clue
What the Coen Brothers do is straightforwardCrossword Clue
Frank's result of Welsh pub crawl announced?Crossword Clue
Guide the actors in a play or filmCrossword Clue
FrankCrossword Clue
Like a flight with no layoversCrossword Clue
Emulate Chloe ZhaoCrossword Clue
Connecticut follows extremely urgent steerCrossword Clue

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DUST
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Roomba targetCrossword Clue
Dry mop targetCrossword Clue
Stuff that accumulates on a bookshelfCrossword Clue
"___ in the Wind" (Kansas classic)Crossword Clue
Do some light houseworkCrossword Clue
Furniture collection?Crossword Clue
Clean up, in a wayCrossword Clue
Debris that can form into "bunnies"Crossword Clue
Sneeze inducerCrossword Clue
Bowl, bath or panCrossword Clue

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DEFILE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pollute Cheshire river with a lot of stuff in itCrossword Clue
SullyCrossword Clue
SullyCrossword Clue
Pollute narrow passageCrossword Clue
Corrupt, gutless duke accepts being rebuffedCrossword Clue
Corrupt female I left in riverCrossword Clue
Dirty passCrossword Clue
Foul passCrossword Clue
Corrupt dossier on the lower socio-economic groupsCrossword Clue
Corrupt — mountain passCrossword Clue

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STALIN
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Yalta confereeCrossword Clue
Soviet leader left in sign of disgraceCrossword Clue
Soviet leader left in sign of disgraceCrossword Clue
Left-wing dictator and dictator's bird tailedCrossword Clue
Russian leader, foremost of liberals, in disgraceCrossword Clue
Soviet Union's leader after Lenin's death in 1924Crossword Clue
Instal new leaderCrossword Clue
Dictators blemish left hiddenCrossword Clue
Real-life counterpart of Napoleon in “Animal Farm”Crossword Clue
Briefly follow popular Soviet leaderCrossword Clue

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BIOHAZARD
9 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Potential cause of harm from micro-organismsCrossword Clue
Pathogen I guess consuming oxygen under blackheadCrossword Clue
Pathogen I guess consuming oxygen under blackheadCrossword Clue

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OBOLI
5 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
In which antique Greek weighed two Bolivian pots?Crossword Clue
Coins of ancient AthensCrossword Clue

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DEFILEMENT
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Harry Enfield met corruptionCrossword Clue
Germany provided backing to stop eg lead pollutionCrossword Clue

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STAINREMOVER
12 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Substance used to get rid of splotchesCrossword Clue
Spot treatmentCrossword Clue

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CERTAINTY
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Trace tiny unconventional factCrossword Clue
Revise a city rent that's bound to bring better profitCrossword Clue
Revise a city rent thats bound to bring better profitCrossword Clue
Sure-fire winner in TT race crashed, sadly, at the endCrossword Clue
Foregone conclusionCrossword Clue
Conviction ... or what's almost required for a convictionCrossword Clue
Conviction ... or what's almost required for a convictionCrossword Clue

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IMPURITY
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
The writers regret about old citys corrupt constituentCrossword Clue
Indian bread covered with minty chutney (not new) becomes a contaminantCrossword Clue
Foreign matterCrossword Clue

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MIASMAL
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
NoxiousCrossword Clue
Liam and Sam turned out very smellyCrossword Clue

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OILSLICK
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Disaster at seaCrossword Clue
Residue from a tanker accident at seaCrossword Clue
They're put down on canvas? Beat one that's run out of craft in the main?Crossword Clue
Disaster film?Crossword Clue
Hazard for marine lifeCrossword Clue

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TAINT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ContaminateCrossword Clue
SpoilCrossword Clue
TarnishCrossword Clue
BesmirchCrossword Clue
CorruptCrossword Clue
Contaminating traceCrossword Clue
SullyCrossword Clue
SullyCrossword Clue
TarnishCrossword Clue
ContaminateCrossword Clue

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BASECAMP
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
One of two near EverestCrossword Clue
It’s all uphill from hereCrossword Clue
Climber's refugeCrossword Clue
Mountain climber's starting placeCrossword Clue
Infamous, rather theatrical, start of assault on Everest?Crossword Clue

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SMOKESTACK
10 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
A fuming column?Crossword Clue
Protective garment pierced by dislodged stake in industrial featureCrossword Clue
Factory featureCrossword Clue
Feature of an old cruise shipCrossword Clue
Symbol of pollutionCrossword Clue

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CONTAMINATION
13 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Prisoner stupid to maintain corruptionCrossword Clue
Trick beginning to trouble friend in French country introducing foreign matterCrossword Clue

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SMOKELESSZONE
13 Letters

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Showing 43 Matching Answers

SMOG

7 RELATED CLUES

AIRQUALITY

2 RELATED CLUES

AIRQUALITYINDEX

AQI

10 RELATED CLUES

CLEAN

10 RELATED CLUES

ECOLI

10 RELATED CLUES

ECOLOGY

10 RELATED CLUES

EPA

10 RELATED CLUES

FUME

10 RELATED CLUES

GRIME

10 RELATED CLUES

GUNKCONTROL

1 RELATED CLUES

INDUSTRIALWASTE

LITTER

10 RELATED CLUES

NOISE

10 RELATED CLUES

SEWAGE

10 RELATED CLUES

SMAZE

10 RELATED CLUES

SMOKE

10 RELATED CLUES

SOOT

10 RELATED CLUES

WASTES

10 RELATED CLUES

PLASTICBAGS

CLEANAIR

2 RELATED CLUES

CLEANAIRACT

GREENTAX

3 RELATED CLUES

EMITTER

5 RELATED CLUES

ACIDRAIN

10 RELATED CLUES

AROMA

10 RELATED CLUES

DIRECT

10 RELATED CLUES

DUST

10 RELATED CLUES

DEFILE

10 RELATED CLUES

STALIN

10 RELATED CLUES

BIOHAZARD

3 RELATED CLUES

OBOLI

2 RELATED CLUES

DEFILEMENT

2 RELATED CLUES

STAINREMOVER

2 RELATED CLUES

CERTAINTY

7 RELATED CLUES

IMPURITY

3 RELATED CLUES

MIASMAL

2 RELATED CLUES

OILSLICK

5 RELATED CLUES

TAINT

10 RELATED CLUES

BASECAMP

5 RELATED CLUES

SMOKESTACK

5 RELATED CLUES