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pollution hotspots
UK/pəˈluːʃən ˈhɒtspɒts/US/pəˈluːʃən ˈhɑːtspɑːts/pol·LU·tion HOT·spots
locations where pollution is concentrated and poses high risk to health or environment.
Examples
“Industrial suburbs often become pollution hotspots that affect nearby schools.”
“Authorities must monitor pollution hotspots and limit exposure for residents.”
“The river bend has turned into a pollution hotspot due to illegal dumping.”
Band 8 sentence
“Targeted clean-up operations and stricter enforcement are essential to eliminate persistent pollution hotspots near residential zones.”
Collocations
- identify pollution hotspots
- tackle pollution hotspots
Word family
Common mistakes
pollutions hotspots→pollution hotspots
a pollution hotspots→a pollution hotspot
Say it for a higher band
5dirty areas→6polluted areas→7+pollution hotspots
Synonyms
polluted areas
Easily confused
polluted areas
“The factory district quickly became one of the city's worst pollution hotspots.”
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