contaminated area

collocation in English

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contaminated
adjective
uk
/kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪ.tɪd/us
/kənˈtæm.ə.neɪ.t̬ɪd/
poisonous or ...
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area
noun
uk
/ˈeə.ri.ə/us
/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition ofcontaminatedandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Three days after the explosion, 100 of those participants were taken into thecontaminatedareaand then, after tests, were decontaminated.
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Access to thecontaminatedareais strictly controlled.
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Those staff have been trained to work safely in acontaminatedarea, to decontaminate patients and to deliver basic life support.
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Thecontaminatedareawill be fenced off to prevent animals straying on to it.
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Access has been restricted to thecontaminatedareawhich is well clear of the site boundary.
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Among points of difference is the size given for thecontaminatedarea.
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Mixed ownership, where various firms or private individuals own acontaminatedarea, is also a problem.
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For "in situ" remediation, this action inhibits the particles from dispersing in thecontaminatedarea, reducing their effectiveness for remediation.
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Thecontaminatedareais depicted by the green shape while the electrodes are depicted by the numbered circles.
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One system was thecontaminatedareaof study and the other was 10 km upstream and uncontaminated, intended to be used as a reference.
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In 2005, thecontaminatedareawas estimated as 7 acres and were additionally remediated by 2007.
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Therefore, the blanket must completely cover thecontaminatedareaand have a strong enough vacuum to prohibit the spread of contaminations.
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Additionally, the nanoparticle-water slurry can be injected into thecontaminatedareaand stay there for long periods of time.
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After removal from thecontaminatedarea, the casualty will be decontaminated by washing the contaminated areas with household bleach and flushing with clean water.
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Thecontaminatedareawas initially fenced off and the contaminated equipment buried in place.
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Over 300,000 people were resettled because of the disaster; millions lived and continue to live in thecontaminatedarea.
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Step 1 involves placing the device inside the givencontaminatedareawith a known position and orientation.
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If a survey or map is made of acontaminatedarea, random sampling locations may be labeled with their activity in becquerels or curies on contact.
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Personnel exit monitors are used to monitor workers who are exiting a contamination controlled or potentiallycontaminatedarea.
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Moving gilts to a potentiallycontaminatedarea, either currently or recently inhabited by seropositive swine, also can be recommended.
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