contamination by

Frequency: 7.311.1 per million words

Indicates the agent causing the contamination.

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Examples (10)

  • Always keep food covered to prevent contamination by flies.
  • The river suffered serious contamination by industrial waste.
  • Researchers are studying the effects of soil contamination by pesticides.
  • Air quality was poor due to contamination by smoke from the wildfires.
  • Strict protocols are in place to avoid sample contamination by airborne bacteria.
  • The lab results were invalid because of contamination by an unknown substance.
  • Officials issued a warning about water contamination by lead from old pipes.
  • The entire batch of medicine was discarded after discovering contamination by heavy metals.
  • Any future space mission must prevent planetary contamination by terrestrial microbes.
  • The risk of contamination by E. coli is a major concern in the food industry.