chemical contaminant

collocation in English

meaningsofchemicalandcontaminant

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chemical
adjective
uk
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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contaminant
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈtæm.ɪ.nənt/us
/kənˈtæm.ə.nənt/
a substance that makes something less pure or makes ...
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(Definition ofchemicalandcontaminantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The fish advisories inform the public about possible health risks from highchemicalcontaminantlevels.
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The other possibilities are achemicalcontaminant.
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The concentration of the compound may result from direct contamination, transformation and/or metabolization of a differentchemicalcontaminant, natural origin or a combination of these sources.
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This association may be coincidental, the consequence of a range of past activities producing a variety of chemical contaminants.
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There is also the increasing use of environmental chemical contaminants that mimic oestrogen hormone-like activity.
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Working parties cover additives, nutrients and chemical contaminants in the diet.
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Any alleged findings of new chemical contaminants made by the consultant have always been given the most careful consideration.
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Turtles are known to be robust to physical damage, but are surprisingly very susceptible to biological and chemical contaminants caused by anthropogenic activity.
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Habitat loss, chemical contaminants, and competition for resources have been posited as reasons for this decline.
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Chemical contaminants present in foods are often unaffected by thermal processing (unlike most microbiological agents).
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On several occasions this river (or rather, patches of petrochemical waste on it) has caught fire from the chemical contaminants.
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In these cases, leaching of chemical contaminants from the ashfall can become a health risk and drinking of water is not recommended.
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The impact of chemical contaminants on consumer health and well-being is often apparent only after many years of processing prolonged exposure at low levels (e.g., cancer).
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Prior to welding, these surfaces must be machined to as smooth a finish as economically viable, and kept as free from chemical contaminants or other detritus as possible.
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Other processes, such as discharge of organic waste and water-borne chemical contaminants can be locally important, but are of much lower overall impact than the use of mobile fishing gear.
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Additionally, chemical contaminants in the atmosphere, in combination with normal oxygen levels in the lab, fulfill two of the three components necessary to complete the fire triangle.
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