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French
Noun
micropolluant m (plural micropolluants)
- (ecology) micropollutant
2011, Nathalie Chèvre, Suren Erkman, Alerte aux micropolluants, Lausanne: Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, →ISBN, page 5:« Micropolluant » – à lui seul, avant même d’avoir été défini, le mot éveille des craintes. Il évoque des substances tapies dans l’ombre, trop petites pour être vues, trop diluées pour être senties, myriades de molécules sournoisement embusquées dans notre environnement quotidien, ourdissant d’obscurs complots contre notre bien-être.- "Micropollutant" — by itself, before even having been defined, the word awakens fear. It evokes substances hiding in the shadows, too small to be seen, too dilute to be smelled, myriads of molecules slyly waiting in ambush in our daily environment, weaving obscure plots against our well-being.
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