chemical residue

collocation in English

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chemical
adjective
uk
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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residue
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈrez.ɪ.dʒuː/us
/ˈrez.ə.duː/
formal
the part that is left after the main part has gone or been taken away, or a substance that remains after a chemical process such ...
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(Definition ofchemicalandresiduefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This type of analysis is also used in establishingchemicalresiduetolerances in foods.
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The quality is unknown and fines may contain possiblechemicalresidue, sweeteners or other additives.
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The lead andchemicalresidueinside the container could contaminate the food and poison the soldier.
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These include payments to eliminate or reduce animal waste, or agricultural chemical residues that reach water reservoirs.
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Increasingly also, there is consumer concern about the occurrence in food products of chemical residues, including agents used in tick control.
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Reception facilities are made available to receive oil and chemical residues retained on board.
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Water companies will also enjoy great advantages, at a time when they face increasing problems relating to chemical residues.
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Is there any synergistic effect between dispersants and the chemical residues of oil.
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What research is taking place on the effect of the chemical residues of oil after evaporation?
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I also said that there is no evidence at all of death or illness attributable to the presence of toxic chemical residues in food entering the market.
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Organic food is less prone to synthetic chemical residues.
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Also, studies of chemical residues have huge implications on food toxicity.
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An outbreak of the disease may be controlled chemically with oxytetracycline hydrochloride, but honey from treated colonies could have chemical residues from the treatment.
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It is useful where chemical residues can show unusual elements present which may indicate chemical attack of the product.
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Less pesticide and fungicide can encourage biological control agents, reduce production costs, and minimize the chemical residues in fruit.
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Toxic chemical residues are a concern in food safety.
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Local produce also contains less to no chemical residues from applications required for long-distance shipping and handling.
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This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised faeces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues.
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Both the consumer products and the soil used for production, do not contain any traces of chemical residues.
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