widespread contamination

collocation in English

meaningsofwidespreadandcontamination

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widespread
adjective
uk
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/us
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/
existing or happening in many places and/or among ...
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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 ofwidespreadandcontaminationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However,widespreadcontaminationof the kitchen may have occurred with the new dishcloth picking up the bacteria as it was used.
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The waste itself is in a solid glass-like form which could not causewidespreadcontaminationin any credible accident scenario.
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The fallout from misinformed opinion causeswidespreadcontamination; and one can so easily be misled.
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We certainly shall not vote for exceptions to the ceiling of 50 milligrams of nitrates per litre of groundwater, since such exceptions are likely to result inwidespreadcontamination.
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There have also been fears of a really major incident at the site, possibly leading towidespreadcontaminationand even a need for evacuation of the whole area.
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By the early 1980s, chemical analyses becoming available that documentedwidespreadcontaminationof groundwater with chlorinated solvents.
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The hardened waste may then be disinterred with less danger ofwidespreadcontamination.
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This scale runs from 0, indicating an abnormal situation with no safety consequences, to 7, indicating an accident causingwidespreadcontaminationwith serious health and environmental effects.
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The bulkheads of the fifth compartment withstood both explosions, allowing the two reactors to automatically shut down and preventing nuclear meltdown andwidespreadcontaminationof the sea.
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Pesticide use is not ideal in the case of controlling whitefly andwidespreadcontaminationcan be costly; it is best to avoid this problem with aggressive preventive measures.
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