lead contamination

collocation in English

meaningsofleadandcontamination

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lead
adjective[before noun]
uk
/liːd/us
/liːd/
used to describe the main performer or part in ...
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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 ofleadandcontaminationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The amendments also provide for priority treatment to be given to producers affected by restriction orders served because of theleadcontaminationof animal feed.
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Glazed pottery, plastics, solders, and fillers used in the alkaline piping found in some modern plumbing installations have all, at various times, been implicated inleadcontamination.
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The amendments also provide for priority treatment to be given to producers affected by restriction orders served because of theleadcontaminationof animal feed.
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Then there was salmonella in eggs, then nitrate in water, and much more recently we have had the crisis ofleadcontaminationin cattle feed.
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They have suffered greatly in recent months because ofleadcontaminationand the near catastrophe that resulted.
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Inevitably, there is the danger ofleadcontamination.
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By this time, our own veterinary investigation service had identified from its own investigations a connection between cattle deaths andleadcontaminationin animal feed.
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We know of the harm that can be done to the human body byleadcontaminationand pollution.
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Finally, the recent incident ofleadcontaminationof feeding stuffs provides another example of the lengths to which we will go to protect the consumer.
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The main purpose of the proposal is to ensure that appropriate action is taken to deal with particular sources ofleadcontamination, and that would not be altered.
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Remaining issues includedleadcontamination, unexploded munitions, and stockpiles of depleted uranium.
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He found low-grade and fixableleadcontamination, which he blamed on lead-free brass plumbing fixtures.
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However, this is not always the case, as there are several other reasons forleadcontaminationin soil.
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Special precautions should be taken when working with this metal came to avoid toleadcontamination.
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Sources ofleadcontaminationinclude the weathering of lead-based paint, repainting vehicles, leaded gasoline, and other factors.
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An investigation intoleadcontaminationin the town commenced in 2013.
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The lead slug is replaced by a copper alloy slug in a reverse-drawn jacket, with a hardened steel penetrator extending beyond the jacket, reducingleadcontaminationto the environment.
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A 2004 study found that while in general artificial trees pose little health risk fromleadcontamination, there do exist worst-case scenarios where major health risks to young children exist.
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Seattle had already suffered widespreadleadcontaminationin its public school system in 2003.
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