How to Use contamination in a Sentence

contamination

noun

• The process could also risk contamination, turning five nine gold into four nines.
  — Hazlitt, 1 Mar. 2023
• In public talks, Kennedy often spoke about the dangers of mercury contamination in fish, which is a by-product of coal plants.
  — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
• Babich said her group wants the state to clean up contamination that has long burdened lower-income communities of color.
  — Robert Lewis, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2023
• Their previous home had become infested with rats and black mold contamination, causing their kids to become sick.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023
• Officials say those could include soil and water contamination.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 25 Feb. 2023
• Those tests helped quickly find and fix some places with contamination and Michigan officials have said since then its limits haven’t proved too expensive.
  — Michael Phillis and Brittany Peterson, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2023
• Risk of contamination through drinking water is minimal, West said.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024
• There was a huge fear of nuclear contamination: Chernobyl had exploded.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2023
• So far, there is little evidence that the derailment and its contamination will pose long-term health risks to residents of East Palestine.
  — Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2023
• Questions about contamination and safety continue to echo around East Palestine.
  — Scott Dance, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
• Ganymede’s thick shell means the Juice team doesn’t have to worry as much about contamination.
  — Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 5 Apr. 2023
• The result of this is a very general idea, a polygon, of where the contamination is.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
• The charges allege the food contamination took place between April 1 and 23.
  — Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2024
• The contamination in Marinette and Peshtigo stems from the Tyco fire training site, where fires were set outdoors and then doused with foam.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
• The type of contamination that’s present is not harmful to people in vehicles because they’re raised off the ground, the water board said at the time.
  — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
• The bill would also leave contamination for the state to clean up, which would still end up costing taxpayers.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2023
• The close contact with the eggs allows the adults to coat them with the right compounds to keep them moist and safe from bacterial and fungal contamination.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2023
• There are also fears about contamination of the soil with white phosphorus and what that could mean for farming.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
• In March, the city of Idaho Springs had a mystery contamination leaking into their wastewater that turned the water a light shade of pink.
  — CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
• Although the levels varied, the contamination was across the state.
  — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
• If a severe storm rolls in, bringing surging seas and heavy rain, the dormant contamination could be brought back to the surface, drowning the area in a toxic stew.
  — Eli Ramos, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
• The toxic chemical is also known as the source of the contamination problem in Hinkley, Calif.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
• That both helps preserve any DNA inside and protect it from contamination as the body decays.
  — Byandrew Curry, science.org, 4 May 2023
• As the bodies pile up in the wilds of northern Quebec, the contamination threatens to reach hydroelectric dams.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
• The way the spices were stored or the intentional addition of lead for weight or color may also lead to contamination.
  — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
• The company would have to recall any product found with this kind of contamination.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 25 Apr. 2023
• Another risk to keep in mind is the chance of contamination, which can happen with any supplement.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
• That same airflow is likely a factor in spreading the contamination to restroom floors and walls.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
• While this may not seem like a high amount of fiber, it can be used in many ways to add some fiber throughout the day for those who need a cereal without allergen contamination.
  — Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 29 Mar. 2023
• Another possibility is contamination from heavy metals or pesticides.
  — Zoe Jaeger, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Sep 2024