decontamination
Example Sentences
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In past years, a biological decontamination unit was placed in the area and military-grade drones flew overhead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
The shelters feature a main door that seals hermetically and a decontamination chamber where people can shower if they have been in a contaminated environment.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
Industrial hemp—which tends to contain very little THC—has been used for over 10,000 years as a base material for things like ropes, clothes, construction materials, and soil decontamination.
From Slate ● May 28, 2025
That review is currently looking at what is needed to replace or upgrade the high-volume pumps, as well as mass decontamination units, to determine the overall costs of the New Dimension project.
From BBC ● May 23, 2024
Madeline: You want to go back to decontamination, and short visits, and no touching and no kissing and no future?
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
