chemical contamination

collocation in English

meaningsofchemicalandcontamination

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chemical
adjective
uk
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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contamination
noun[U]
uk
/kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
the process of making something dirty or poisonous, or the state of containing unwanted or dangerous ...
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(Definition ofchemicalandcontaminationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These differences affect the ways in whichchemicalcontaminationimpacts the polar regions and may lead to different clean-up criteria and protocols.
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Chemicalcontaminationis also discussed in terms of its origin and major concerns and interests, particularly with reference to current remediation activities and site-restoration methodology.
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When drilling to search for life, it is necessary to take special precautions to avoid the possibility of introducing life, orchemicalcontaminationinto the sample.
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Sites which were subsequently disposed of were checked to ensure no residualchemicalcontaminationwas present.
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We have no record of any approach from the council regarding procedures to be adopted for the removal of anychemicalcontamination.
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Will our troops take equipment to protect them from possiblechemicalcontamination?
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We have overlooked the fact that whilstchemicalcontaminationcan be reversed over time, biological contamination is often irreversible.
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So there is good cause to worry aboutchemicalcontaminationwhich may arise from quite accidental leakage or seepage.
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Chemicalcontaminationand the elimination of its consequences are not the whole story, though.
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Chemicalcontaminationand air pollution are major causes of cancer.
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Land in my area suffers badly fromchemicalcontamination.
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This means the identification of critical control points and the identification of, inter alia, possiblechemicalcontaminationwhen using the direct heating process to dry feed materials.
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Widnes, which bore the brunt of thechemicalcontaminationfor many years, is also a much more attractive place now.
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Chemicalcontaminationis a common problem with groundwater.
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Humans impact the population the most throughchemicalcontaminationof their habitat.
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Thus, the effects ofchemicalcontamination, particularly of mercury, extend far beyond immediate hazardous exposure.
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The vehicles were intended for areachemicalcontamination, smoke screens and for flame-throwing.
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This article addresses thechemicalcontaminationof foods, as opposed to microbiological contamination, which can be found under foodborne illness.
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Care should be taken to not eat plants that grow in areas where there is knownchemicalcontaminationor water pollution.
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Burning rocket fuel, flowing through the cable trenches, caused extensivechemicalcontaminationof the trenches and the equipment associated with the cabling in the trenches.
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