contaminant
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adulterant, contamination, defilement, impurity, pollutant
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Chemical pollution Chemical pollution is the introduction of harmful contaminants. — Jenny Howard, National Geographic, "Marine pollution, explained," 2 Aug. 2019 Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain, whose department oversees the therapeutic cannabis program, said that if the product collected Monday from GB Sciences is free of contaminants, medical marijuana could reach patients early next week. — Melinda Deslatte, BostonGlobe.com, "Louisiana medical marijuana could reach pharmacies next week," 31 July 2019 Other researchers are examining the health effects of contaminants shifted by hurricanes. — Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, "‘Toxic Stew’ Stirred Up by Disasters Poses Long-Term Danger, New Findings Show," 15 July 2019 New Hampshire is proposing a maximum of 12 parts per trillion for one of the contaminants called PFOA and 15 parts per trillion for another called PFOS. — USA TODAY, "Ink library, parking barnacles, lunar training grounds: News from around our 50 states," 9 July 2019 Dabbar wrote that the DOE continues to support Pike County officials' desire for a study of contaminants in the area conducted by an independent party. — Max Londberg, Cincinnati.com, "'Minor miscalculation': DOE says Pike County contamination was underreported for years," 11 June 2019 This story has been updated to reflect that seven states are working on maximum contaminant levels. — Laura Mccrystal, https://www.inquirer.com, "Setting clean water standards is the EPA’s job. Pa. and other states are doing it instead.," 6 June 2019 Because the concentration of contaminants increases with each step up the chain, those blubbery seals carry considerably more PCB heft than the lower-food-chain fish favored by other orca populations. — Cathleen O'grady, Ars Technica, "A decades-old pollutant is still threatening orca populations," 28 Sep. 2018 In general, these types of single-ingredient vitamins and minerals usually check out as free of contaminants and containing the dose claimed on the label. — Peter Andrey Smith, Outside Online, "Don't Trust the Label on Your Supplements," 5 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'contaminant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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