contamination

Preposition: of

• landrace: In February, top British science journal Nature retracted a paper it had published last November reporting GM contamination of Mexican maize landraces.
• groundwater: Past development has created landfills that must be cleaned up and has caused contamination of groundwater on Saipan, which may contribute to disease.
• watercourse: Care must be taken to avoid contamination of watercourses during the wash-down and disinfection process.
• foodstuff: Contamination will occur when the insect comes into contact with food or work surfaces or through fecal contamination of foodstuffs.
• carcass: Note any contamination of the carcass, indicated by perforated stomach or intestines.

Converse of object

• prevent: Strict codes are in place to prevent contamination of Martian soil with Earth bacteria.
• avoid: Avoid contamination through drawing liquid into the main body of the instrument.
• minimize: Separation of recyclable materials on the doorstep to minimize contamination.

Adjective modifier

• radioactive: Fresh contamination found New areas of radioactive contamination have been found by monitors at Dounreay.
• microbial: Microbial biofilm formation contamination of dental unit water systems in general dental practices.
• bacterial: What more could the NBS do to reduce the risk of bacterial contamination of platelets?
• microbiological: Quality assurance systems are designed to minimize the risk of microbiological contamination.
• fecal: One had a water birth where " fecal contamination " was assumed to be the cause.
• adventitious: Steps should also be taken to keep the level of adventitious contamination in non-GM supplies to a minimum.

Noun used with modifier

• aflatoxin: Aflatoxin contamination of nuts is probably the most widely known example of these products.
• salmonella: Salmonella contamination was found on eight per cent of UK holdings surveyed for a recent European Food Safety Authority report.
• groundwater: The map shows that the areas most vulnerable to groundwater contamination lie in the east.
• mycotoxin: From these, FAO conclude, " it cannot be concluded organic farming leads to an increased risk of mycotoxin contamination " .
• arsenic: The gender impacts of arsenic contamination of drinking water This document is a collection of three articles addressing the arsenic crisis in Bangladesh.
• dioxin: In fish, polluted water is the main cause of dioxin contamination while animals are mostly exposed to dioxins through the air.