microbiological contamination

collocation in English

meaningsofmicrobiologicalandcontamination

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microbiological
adjective
uk
/ˌmaɪ.krəʊˌbaɪ.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌmaɪ.kroʊˌbaɪ.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to microbiology (= the study of very small living things such ...
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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 ofmicrobiologicalandcontaminationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The risk ofmicrobiologicalcontaminationof the water supply to the misting nozzles must also be minimized.
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These include checking the performance of the scheme, the integrity of the local sewerage network and investigations into additional sources ofmicrobiologicalcontamination.
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Thirdly, there is an increased risk ofmicrobiologicalcontaminationduring the reheating and holding processes.
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Many factors affect the safety of food including chemical, radiological andmicrobiologicalcontamination.
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That, together with themicrobiologicalcontamination, will reach the lagoon and create a major problem.
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It would not apply to most instances ofmicrobiologicalcontamination.
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It is environmental health officers who deal with the law on unfit food andmicrobiologicalcontamination of food, while trading standards officers handle other contamination, composition and labelling.
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Thus, complete reverse osmosis systems may include additional water treatment stages that use ultraviolet light or ozone to preventmicrobiologicalcontamination.
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This article addresses the chemical contamination of foods, as opposed tomicrobiologicalcontamination, which can be found under foodborne illness.
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Fungal contamination in relation to sterile drug recalls represents the second most common form ofmicrobiologicalcontamination.
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However, all uncooked meat will still carry the risk of foodborne illness and visual inspection of the meat is not thorough enough to determinemicrobiologicalcontamination.
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