as in contaminant
something that is or that makes impure
swimming in the lake is banned until the contamination is identified and neutralized
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Recent Examples of contamination
This often results in talc’s contamination with asbestos, which is proven to cause cancer.
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Matt Fuchs, Time, 23 July 2025
To settle the suit, Pleasanton will pay Zone 7 Water Agency a $250,000 settlement fee and give the agency another $500,000 credit toward land for its projects related to PFAS chemical contamination, which is known to cause cancer and birth defects.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
More than 100,000 ice cream bars produced by Rich's Ice Cream have been recalled over concerns of potential listeria contamination.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 21 July 2025
This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2025
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Matt Fuchs, Time, 23 July 2025
To settle the suit, Pleasanton will pay Zone 7 Water Agency a $250,000 settlement fee and give the agency another $500,000 credit toward land for its projects related to PFAS chemical contamination, which is known to cause cancer and birth defects.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
More than 100,000 ice cream bars produced by Rich's Ice Cream have been recalled over concerns of potential listeria contamination.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 21 July 2025
This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contamination
Noun
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The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by a variety of hazards, including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, indoor air contaminants, water pollution, watershed destruction and drinking water pollutants.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
20 July 2025
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Used in everything from firefighting foams and waterproof clothing to nonstick kitchenware, PFAS contaminants have found their way into the human body through water and food.—
Jay Kakade
July 12,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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People who may be especially sensitive to the effects of elevated levels of pollutants include the very young, the elderly, those with preexisting respiratory problems such as asthma, those with heart disease and anyone who is working hard outdoors.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Unhealthy ozone levels form when pollutants from factories, cars or any sort of internal combustion engine react with the sun, Quigley said.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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“Contamination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contamination. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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