- plural of contaminant.
contaminants
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As an “environmental rapid responder,” she tested air in homes and other sites for volatile organic compounds and other contaminants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
When munitions are detonated underwater, the blast can spread contaminants through the surrounding environment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
They often look at various heavy metals and other contaminants that the organization thinks are too common in American food.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Gowen's investigation into Monsanto - which had factories in Newport and Wrexham - found it had been producing what he had called "some of the worst contaminants known to man" in the 1960s and '70s.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Such materials, present as contaminants in water that also contains chemicals, may actually change the nature of the chemicals by the impact of ionizing radiation, rearranging their atoms in unpredictable ways to create new chemicals.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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