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contamination

[kuhn-tam-uh-nay-shuhn] / kənˌtæm əˈneɪ ʃən /


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Keeping them warmer at this stage helps prevent contamination from sticking to the detectors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Mercury contamination, toxic algal blooms and invasive fishes have threatened a rare and revered local fish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

"Since the wider multi-agency investigation is still ongoing and no formal determination of land contamination has been made, we cannot speculate on future outcomes or next steps," they said.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

She said a variety of CTEH’s practices were aimed at minimizing reports of contamination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

There are also cases of chance or accidental contamination.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Nephew said if time was short, the U.S. could also seek to dilute the material on-site by mixing it with natural uranium or destroy it, although that could cause chemical contaminations in the area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

The potential applications could include antimicrobial spray or coating to control foodborne pathogen contaminations at both pre-harvest and post-harvest stages, the researchers said.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024

Morocco on Saturday went so far as to ban all arrivals from China, regardless of nationality, “to avoid a new wave of contaminations in Morocco and all its consequences.”

From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023

A freedom of information request by the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme to FSS showed various "contaminations" across the country.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2018

This was a concession to the prudence of parents, who feared all manner of contaminations from any communication between their children and such miserables.

From The Lost Lady of Lone by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth




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