contamination
Example Sentences
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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.
Hanson sees potential harm from foreign seed not adapted to the micro-climate, the contamination by nursery fungi and disruption of the native soil by planting crews trampling around.
From Los Angeles Times
The research team, led by Qin and University of Southern California global change biology professor David Hutchins, conducted carefully controlled experiments designed to avoid trace metal contamination.
From Science Daily
Much of this material cannot currently be reused in critical automotive components because contamination makes it too impure.
From Science Daily
It follows growing evidence of contamination in rivers across England, with the publication in 2025 of a UK-wide plan to try to better understand what was happening.
From BBC
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