Our opportunity with HMIS goes far beyond knowing who is homeless: HMIS can help us work collaboratively on housing solutions, inform how we improve programs and policies, and organize our collective work to ensure that every Minnesotan has stable housing..
pollutant noun [C]. âº a âsubstance that âpollutes: Sulphur âdioxide is one of several pollutants that are âreleased into the âatmosphere by âcoal-fired âpower âstations. (Definition of pollutant from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).
A primary pollutant can be defined as a harmful chemical that directly enters the air as a result of a natural event or human activities. For example, when coal, oil, natural gas or wood is burnt, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide are formed, automobiles contributing a large share of carbon monoxide.