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decontaminate

[dee-kuhn-tam-uh-neyt] / ˌdi kənˈtæm əˌneɪt /


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An area near the site remained under a shelter-in-place order as emergency responders continued to monitor and decontaminate the hazards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Workers have complained of chemical burns from the waste material generated by the tunneling process, and firefighters must decontaminate their equipment after conducting rescues from the project sites.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025

That’s sent water treatment operators scrambling to find ways to decontaminate water supplies without breaking the bank.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

One team of researchers is focusing on carbon- and sulfur-based quantum dots, using them to create safer invisible inks and to help decontaminate water supplies.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024

Nobody's had time to decontaminate this whole planet like they did Earth.

From Shock Absorber by Dongen, H. R. van




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