Examples of 'contaminant' in a sentence

Meaning of "contaminant"

Contaminant: Any substance that makes something impure or unsuitable for its intended use. Contaminants can be found in air, water, soil, or food, and they may pose health risks to humans, animals, and the environment
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  • That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.

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To detect methane or other contaminant impacts on aquifers.
Contaminant and thermal effluents and plumes.
Serve as a surrogate for contaminant uptake by biota.
Contaminant flows in the soil washing process.
It will destroy any contaminant upon contact.
Contaminant transport modelling and risk evaluations.
Proposals for maximum contaminant levels in food.
Contaminant trends in freshwater and marine fish.
One alleged potential contaminant is tricresyl phosphate.
The contaminant could not be isolated or identified.
It is considered an uncommon contaminant of most indoor air.
And the contaminant is probably already here.
It has been frequently found as a contaminant in ground water.
Contaminant metals are not listed on ingredient labels.
Another major contaminant in that area is PCBs.

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Contaminant intrusion areas due to building defects.
Separation of the contaminant via vacuum filtration.
Contaminant analyses of those wetlands were not performed.
What may be different is on contaminant by contaminant closely.
Work on contaminant distributions and effects continue.
Endotoxin is a common toxic contaminant in biological systems.
The contaminant extracted requires further treatment.
Mercury was the only contaminant that was elevated.
Contaminant content generally changes with time.
This procedure reduces contaminant levels to a minimum.
The contaminant still requires proper disposal.
Concentration of a specific contaminant in groundwater or surface water.
Mattresses are also susceptible to many other contaminant.
A biological contaminant is slipped into some food.
If it thinks there is any danger of a contaminant escaping.
O prediction of contaminant effects based on chemical structure.
It must have been some sort of contaminant or something.
The main contaminant was a green fluorescent pigment.
As an invader it first appeared as a contaminant in imported wheat.
Wind drives contaminant particles into insulators.
Partner up with us for efficient contaminant removal.
Moreover contaminant fibrous debris may be produced.
They are often known as a contaminant in crop seeds.
Contaminant removal and resultant improvement in water quality.
Glycol is another contaminant often found in engines.
Ecotoxicology of plastics as vectors for contaminant exposure.
The major contaminant was the starting alcohol.
Bioavailability aspects of hydrophobic contaminant degradation in soils.
The first contaminant may be carbon monoxide.
Unhatched eggs were collected for contaminant analysis.
Method for contaminant removal in paper production.
The narcotic is proving to be a very common contaminant.
Red circles symbolise contaminant exposure via sediments.
They have no more reasons to say it is a contaminant.
No contaminant loss due to volatilization or degradation.

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