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  • noun Plural form of contaminant.

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Examples

  • The organism is considered an indicator of whether potential contaminants from the intestines of cattle have gotten into slaughtered meat — a source of the far more dangerous E. coli O157: H7.

    Fast-food standards for meat top those for school lunches 2009

  • Canned salmon is mainly sockeye or pink from Alaska — a wise choice not only because the fish are low in contaminants and high in heart-healthy omega-3s, but also because they are sustainably caught.

    Environmental Defense: Mercury in Canned Tuna — Think Twice About That Lunch 2008

  • So what to do with the news that comes from Health Canada, the federal Canadian agency that monitors health, food, and nutrition issues that some brands contain contaminants from dairy proteins?

    Dairy In Acidophilus: A Problem That Can Confuse Steve Carper 2008

  • Through small additions of certain contaminants, however, it is possible to alter the supply of carriers.

    Nobel Prize in Physics 1956 - Presentation Speech 1964

  • Checks performed at Patria's Linnavuori facility on a Finnish Boeing F-18 fighter engine have confirmed that contaminants from the Icelandic volcanic eruption did affect the aircraft but "caused no significant damage"

    HEADLINES 2010

  • Checks performed on a Finnish Boeing F-18 fighter engine have confirmed that contaminants from the Icelandic volcanic eruption did affect the aircraft, but the nation's air force has concluded that the "ash dust has caused no significant damage".

    HEADLINES 2010

  • Another easy way to improve the quality of your diet and minimize your exposure to contaminants is to eat a wide variety of foods and eat all foods in moderation.

    Baby Bites Bridget Swinney 2007

  • Another easy way to improve the quality of your diet and minimize your exposure to contaminants is to eat a wide variety of foods and eat all foods in moderation.

    Baby Bites Bridget Swinney 2007

  • The contaminants were the remnants of a century of mining and milling in and around Rimini.

    unknown title 2009

  • Many of the pressures on arctic wildlife originate outside the Arctic, such as contaminants in marine wildlife, habitat alteration through petroleum and mining developments, and climate changes exacerbated by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases.

    Climate change and terrestrial wildlife management in the Arctic 2009

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