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Contaminate meaning
To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter. | To soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association. | To make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
Example sentences (20)
Abandoned mines also emit methane and can collapse or contaminate groundwater for decades.
A failing septic system can cause untreated sewage to come to the surface or leach into nearby water bodies and contaminate groundwater.
All health workers would be equipped for preventing and controlling infections and for safely disposing of exposed drugs so that they do not contaminate the environment.
An envelope layer has a number of functions: Its stickiness means that individual microbes can clump themselves together into a colony, or "," and when enough microbes do this, it can clog pipes or contaminate medical equipment.
A takeout of that conversation was that it would be best to inform her teammates of the situation, Butterworth having previously been careful not to let the injury contaminate her effervescent personality.
Efforts to fight the fire and search for missing employees were stymied initially by the risk of further explosions and then by fears that fuel stored at the site could contaminate local waterways.
For Hiatt and others, there is only one clear stance: what God has consecrated, let man not contaminate.
I look forward to working with Chairman Gallagher to shine a light on how forced labor may contaminate our supply chains, and how we need to put an end to this going forward,” Krishnamoorthi said.
Or break down into microplastic particles that contaminate your compost and soil.
Some women are discouraged from touching or washing their genitals during their periods to eliminate the possibility that they might contaminate the water of a communal bathing area.
Such emissions can contaminate water supplies, present public health risks and, depending how well vented they are, potentially ignite.
That was a fair point and even today maybe, but what is it that we would so much miss if we stopped polluting the air, contaminate the water we drink or poisoning the land we need for food by this irresponsible fossil industry?
They can also contaminate the soil through groundwater.
This is not only an added cost, but they will contaminate the ground where they are buried as well as the surrounding water tables.
Cryptosporidium in manure can contaminate fields, rivers and crops, officials warn.
Finally, falling groundwater can cause seawater to move inland underground and contaminate coastal groundwater systems—a process known as seawater intrusion.
For example, attendants do not accept unclean containers or greasy pizza boxes, which can contaminate the rest of the recycle supply.
I don’t want her to contaminate her other six, seven sisters who look up to her.
If surrounding frozen items, partially thaw and refreeze, this could cause bacteria to grow and contaminate the food.
On March 18, 2023, the Associated Press (AP) reported that a representative of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) told them that the tritium-contaminated wastewater from the reactor couldn’t contaminate the water people drink.