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
In the meantime, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board began collecting samples of ocean water to assess contaminant levels.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 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
Harvard’s Robert Chang—whose widely used Chang Liver Cell line was listed as a HeLa contaminant on Gartler’s chart —glared from his seat.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Vocabulary lists containing contaminant
