risk of contamination

collocation in English

meaningsofriskandcontamination

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risk
noun
uk
/rɪsk/us
/rɪsk/
the possibility of something ...
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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 ofriskandcontaminationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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All clones were reared under conditions minimizingriskofcontamination.
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Randomization by center rather than by individual can reduce theriskofcontamination.
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Investigation of the water supply system did not reveal any sites withriskofcontamination.
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This rearing method minimized theriskofcontaminationby other aphids.
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There are several factors that may contribute to increasedriskofcontaminationin the distribution network.
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Moreover, operating in sealed vials dramatically limits theriskofcontamination.
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This was explained by higherriskofcontaminationfrom the surroundings during low-pressure episodes.
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How is food to be protected fromriskofcontamination?
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Thus traffic of people and vehicles into the factory without proper hygienic barriers may represent ariskofcontaminationof the production environment.
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All of the analyses were performed directly on field-collected materials, thereby avoiding the riskofcontaminationby serial blood passage of strains within the laboratory.
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Procedures on the floor of a commercial abattoir can rarely be viewed as aseptic, and theriskofcontaminationis always present.
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It does not require a pneumatic supply so that theriskofcontaminationfrom dust and fluids generated by airlines is eliminated.
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Such a sterilization regime cannot reduce the bio-load to zero microorganisms, instead it aims to reduce it to a level compatible with the minimalriskofcontamination.
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For indirectly transmitted diseases, the longer the domestic individual stays in one place, the higher theriskofcontaminationof this place, which probably occurs during the night.
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Can we be sure that the food will not be atriskofcontamination?
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Theriskofcontaminationwas found to be similar for each type of food.
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The existing disposal service imposes no undue delays orriskofcontaminationof premises.
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The precision methods used in the attacks were designed to minimise theriskofcontamination.
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Theriskofcontaminationto fish is judged to be negligible.
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It remains true that anyriskofcontaminationto the public is extremely small.
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The methods used were designed to minimise theriskofcontaminationoutside the sites.
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Many hospitals are refusing to admit and treat them due to theriskofcontamination.
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The intensity of water authorities' monitoring depends on their assessment of theriskofcontamination.
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Is there anyriskofcontaminationof water supplies in any way?
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There was no damage to the flask, and noriskofcontaminationwhatever.
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