saastatust
Saastatust is a Finnish noun that denotes the state or condition of pollution in an environment or system. It is formed from the root saaste (pollution) with the abstract-noun suffix -tus, a productive pattern in Finnish for creating nouns that describe states or processes. The term is primarily used in environmental policy, planning, and journalism to describe the overall pollution status of air, water, soil, or a geographic area.
In practice, saastatust is used when summarizing findings in reports, risk assessments, or regulatory discussions. It
Etymology and form: saaste (pollution) + -tus (noun-forming suffix). The word is typically used in Finnish-language environmental