- plural of contaminant.
contaminants
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The same basic approach could also be adapted for environmental monitoring, where researchers often need to detect extremely small concentrations of contaminants mixed into much larger volumes of water.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
When munitions are detonated underwater, the blast can spread contaminants through the surrounding environment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The team at CR purchased samples of a variety of lunchbox foods—everything from Takis to oat bars—and tested them for several chemicals that they described as contaminants.
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
The group encouraged researchers to use protective measures, like working under hoods with suction that pulled air and potential contaminants into a filtration system.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
