asbestos contamination

collocation in English

meaningsofasbestosandcontamination

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asbestos
noun[U]
uk
/æsˈbes.tɒs/us
/æsˈbes.tɑːs/
a soft, greyish-white material that does not burn, used especially in the past in buildings, clothing, etc. as a protection against fire and as a form of insulation (= a way of stopping heat ...
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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 ofasbestosandcontaminationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofasbestos contamination

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In part, the problem with his war pension resulted because ofasbestoscontaminationin the storerooms in which the records were kept.
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Analysis of some soil samples was delayed, as a result of potentialasbestoscontamination, however the information will be available for publication in the next few weeks.
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The utility eventually pleaded guilty to lying aboutasbestoscontaminationfrom that accident, and paid a $2 million fine.
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The planning application summary claimed: of particular note is the absence of anyasbestoscontamination.
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As of 2008, portions of the site are still unoccupied, due in part to environmental concerns includingasbestoscontamination.
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We are very concerned about theasbestoscontaminationon the site.
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That structure was demolished the summer 1997 due toasbestoscontaminationand was replaced with the current facility.
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Residualasbestoscontaminationwas found in 363 of the properties tested.
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The museum closed in 2007 due toasbestoscontamination.
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But due to considerableasbestoscontaminationat the site, the decision was made to remove the now derelict structure.
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In 1995, that campus was closed and subsequently razed due toasbestoscontamination.
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In 1982, it was sold to a private developer, which renovated it in 1984 but only to be closed again in 1986 due toasbestoscontamination.
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