contaminated site

collocation in English

meaningsofcontaminatedandsite

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contaminated
adjective
uk
/kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪ.tɪd/us
/kənˈtæm.ə.neɪ.t̬ɪd/
poisonous or ...
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site
noun[C]
uk
/saɪt/us
/saɪt/
a place where something is, was, or will be built, or where something happened, is happening, or ...
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(Definition ofcontaminatedandsitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There are various reasons for undertakingcontaminatedsiteassessments.
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Prior investigations should still be performed for the specificcontaminatedsite.
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That shadow is cast by a 35-hectarecontaminatedsite.
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The site was formerly listed as a superfundcontaminatedsite.
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Similar principles could also apply where two or more owners each owned a part of acontaminatedsite.
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Due to the absence of suitable baseline information, many practitioners currently have the unenviable task of making post hoc assessments of the impact acontaminatedsitemight be having.
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Moreover, the new laws provide for pollution research, standard setting,contaminatedsitecleanup, monitoring, and enforcement.
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Evaporation ponds can also be used to evaporate the precipitation that falls on acontaminatedsite.
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Cleaning up thecontaminatedsitecost residents $55 million, and is still not complete as of 2013.
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It is currently listed as acontaminatedsite, to be remediated in the future by the government.
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In more complicated cases, various methods of adding nutrients, air, or exogenous microorganisms to thecontaminatedsitecan be applied.
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Potassium permanganate is a crystalline solid that is typically dissolved in water before application to thecontaminatedsite.
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