contamination
Example Sentences
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Agriculture companies generally require an outsider to wear washed clothes they provide before working with livestock to avoid any contamination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
One concern is that washing could create a lead-containing residue inside machines, which might need to be cleaned to prevent releasing contamination into wastewater.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026
Despite this challenge, Clough and McNeil, working with graduate student Eduardo Ochoa Rivera and statistics professor Ambuj Tewari, developed methods to separate true microplastics from glove-related contamination.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
Stacey's family of six have all switched to a dairy free diet to avoid any cross contamination in the kitchen, and Stacey and her husband make all of Brayen's school lunches.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Nelson-Rees had since been hired by the National Cancer Institute to help stop the contamination problem.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
