How to Use contaminant in a Sentence

contaminant

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  • The contaminants travel through the stalk of the plant into the leaves and flowers.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The agency ordered the cities to test the parks for contaminants that could pose a risk to public health and wildlife.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
  • On the first night, temperatures in the teens and very light winds would have kept airborne contaminants close to the ground over the town.
    — Jill Neimark, STAT, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The cap will be installed at the site to prevent the contaminants from spreading.
    — Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Even loose dirt left on one’s boots from a trip to a farm can be a source of contaminants to the local flora and fauna.
    — Erica Kasper, WIRED, 15 July 2023
  • The city is using a computer model to track the movement of the plume of contaminant through the river.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
  • All the contaminants remain on the other side of the cell, where they can be collected and disposed of.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 12 June 2023
  • Wastewater plants are not equipped to deal with this kind of contaminant, according to the study.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 24 July 2023
  • In lab tests, Semprini found that the beads removed more than 99% of the contaminants.
    — oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2020
  • In the clean rooms, magnets are finished with the help of robots, such as this blue one in the foreground, to remove contaminants.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2023
  • The system pumps water through the membrane, whose tiny pores allow the water to pass through, but trap the PFAS and other contaminants.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2023
  • The smoke pouring from the stacks, and clouds of contaminants were both going into Norwood and settling there back into the 1940s.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Each bottle seals tight and is designed to keep the product fresh, potent, and contaminant-free.
    — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • It is believed that much of the contaminant already made its way through the Wixom treatment plant by the time the release was discovered.
    — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2022
  • And the industry’s contaminants in the Bay Area have rendered a number of sites toxic.
    — Rakesh Kumar, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • In what contaminant the benzene is present was still unclear.
    — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2021
  • There’s a chance the team will find chick numbers are dropping in waters with higher levels of the contaminant.
    — Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2021
  • To capture more dust and other airborne contaminants, use one with at least a 1000 MPR.
    — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2024
  • These were in the days prior to masks, distancing, vaccines, and the knowledge that this virus is spread both as a droplet and airborne contaminant.
    — Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Water was pumped out of the affected creeks, the EPA said, and dams were constructed to mitigate the spread of contaminants.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Their bottles are easy to pack away and can filter out 99.9% of harmful contaminants in most water sources.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Many of the heavy metals and other contaminants in coal ash are known carcinogens.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2024
  • It is believed that much of the contaminant already made its way through the Wixom wastewater treatment plant by the time the release was discovered.
    — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The wide range of contaminants can lead to wound infections, skin rash and gastrointestinal illness, the CDC says.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The issues can cause a loss of pressure in the waterline or allow contaminants to enter the water.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
  • Bacteria from Earth could present a false negative for life on Mars or act as a contaminant on Mars.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Aug. 2020
  • All fish oils are required to be cleaned of mercury, PCBs, and other harmful contaminants.
    — Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The advent of widespread testing for the contaminant over the past few years found it in high levels in many public water systems around the country.
    — Time, 18 Apr. 2020
  • This is third party certified by NSF for contents and contaminants, one of the most thorough and reputable testing organizations.
    — Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Regardless of the fabric type or fabrication, anything that is exceptionally dirty or that has been exposed to contaminants should be washed in hot water.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024

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