contaminant
Example Sentences
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She said researchers and government agencies have done a number of studies showing “that contaminant levels on aircraft are generally low and that health and safety standards are met.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
The bacteria Bacillus cereus was found to be the contaminant in the cause of all three deaths.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024
Consumer Reports’ findings come decades after perchlorate was first identified as a contaminant in water and food.
From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024
There are federal regulations that require utility companies to stay below maximum contaminant levels for more than 90 pollutants in drinking water.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2024
Avery fiddled with the experiment as only a microbiologist could, growing the bacteria in various cultures, adding beef-heart broth, removing contaminant sugars, and growing the colonies on plates.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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