Contamination is the presence of a constituent, impurity, or some other undesirable element that renders something unsuitable, unfit or harmful for physical...
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Radioactive contamination, also called radiological pollution, is the deposition of, or presence of radioactive substances on surfaces or within solids...
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Pollution (redirect from Environmental contamination)
pollution, litter, noise pollution, plastic pollution, soil contamination, radioactive contamination, thermal pollution, light pollution, and visual pollution...
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Soil contamination, soil pollution, or land pollution as a part of land degradation is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or...
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up contamination in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contamination is the presence of an unwanted constituent in another substance. Contamination may...
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In digital circuits, the contamination delay (denoted as tcd) is the minimum amount of time from when an input changes until any output starts to change...
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Contamination (a.k.a. Alien Contamination, Toxic Spawn or Larvae) is a 1980 science fiction-horror film directed by Luigi Cozzi, produced by Claudio Mancini...
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Live at the Contamination Festival is a live album by Daylight Dies. It was recorded in January 2003 and released by Relapse Records in 2005. Production...
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The Crawlers (film) (redirect from Contamination .7)
The Crawlers (also known as Troll 3, Creepers or Contamination .7) is a 1991 Italian horror film directed by Fabrizio Laurenti under the pseudonym Martin...
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Contamination control is the generic term for all activities aiming to control the existence, growth and proliferation of contamination in certain areas...
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Drinking water (redirect from Contamination of drinking water)
Vibrio cholerae), viruses, and protozoan parasites. Originally, fecal contamination was determined with the presence of coliform bacteria, a convenient...
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Water pollution (redirect from Water contamination)
Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses.: 6 It is usually a result of human...
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Planetary protection (redirect from The risk of interplanetary contamination)
the design of an interplanetary mission, aiming to prevent biological contamination of both the target celestial body and the Earth in the case of sample-return...
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Telluric contamination is contamination of the astronomical spectra by the Earth's atmosphere. Most astronomical observations are conducted by measuring...
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Well (redirect from Well water contamination)
drawn. Impurities from the surface can easily reach shallow sources and contamination of the supply by pathogens or chemical contaminants needs to be avoided...
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(primarily plutonium, americium, and uranium) contamination within and outside its boundaries. The contamination primarily resulted from two major plutonium...
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Chemical contamination may refer to: The chemical hazards produced by the presence of a chemical The use of an adulterant The use of a chemical weapon...
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The Camp Lejeune water contamination problem occurred at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, from 1953 to 1987. During that...
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Times Beach, Missouri (redirect from Dioxin contamination in Times Beach, Missouri)
was completely evacuated early in 1983 due to TCDD (a type of dioxin) contamination, formerly the largest civilian exposure to the compound in the history...
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Mercury (element) (redirect from Mercury contamination)
approximately half of atmospheric mercury emissions. Atmospheric mercury contamination in outdoor urban air at the start of the 21st century was measured at...
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Interplanetary contamination refers to biological contamination of a planetary body by a space probe or spacecraft, either deliberate or unintentional...
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Biological hazard (redirect from Biological contamination)
Situation or object that can cause harm Interplanetary contamination – Biological contamination of a planetary body by a space probe or spacecraft List...
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investigation into the health impacts of the contamination. A class-action lawsuit about the contamination was settled on July 2, 1996 for $333 million...
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Groundwater pollution (redirect from Groundwater contamination)
Groundwater pollution (also called groundwater contamination) occurs when pollutants are released to the ground and make their way into groundwater. This...
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Santa Susana Field Laboratory (redirect from Rocketdyne Santa Susana Field Laboratory Contamination)
evidence to identify an explicit link between cancer rates and radioactive contamination in the area. Since 1947 the Santa Susana Field Laboratory location has...
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VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are a dangerous contaminant of groundwater, leading to groundwater pollution. They are generally introduced to the environment...
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Analogical change (redirect from Linguistic contamination)
these were leveled to give a single Modern English (LME) past, chose. Contamination refers to analogical change wherein a particular form influences the...
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A radioactive contamination incident occurred in 1984 in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, originating from a radiation therapy unit purchased by a private medical...
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Plastic pollution (redirect from Plastic contamination)
global drinking water pollution with plastics, and showed that with a contamination rate of 94%, tap water in the United States was the most polluted, followed...
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Toxic heavy metal (redirect from Heavy metal contamination)
to one-sixth of China's arable land might be affected by heavy metal contamination. Lead is the most prevalent heavy metal contaminant. As a component...
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