contamination

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The action or state of making something impure by exposure to or addition of a polluting or poisonous substance.

• The water supply was closed due to bacterial contamination.
• Radioactive contamination from the accident spread over a wide area.
• They wore protective suits to prevent contamination.
• Laboratory protocols require rigorous sterilization procedures to prevent contamination of cell cultures during experimental procedures.
• Environmental engineers assessed soil samples to measure the extent of heavy metal contamination near the abandoned industrial site.
• The food safety inspector traced the source of contamination to inadequate hygiene practices at one processing facility in the supply chain.

Eş anlamlılar: pollution, adulteration, impurity, taint, corruption, poisoning

Zıt anlamlılar: purification, decontamination, cleansing, sterilization