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What is pollutant, contaminant, speciation?

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Pollutant: Substance which is present in nature and cause the pollution is called as pollutant.
Contaminant: The substance which does not occur in nature but release into environment due to human activity.
Speciation: It is the detection of various chemical forms of inorganic, organic compounds present in environment.

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