Contamination is the presence of a constituent, impurity, or some other undesirable element that renders something unsuitable, unfit or harmful for the...
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In digital circuits, the contamination delay (denoted as tcd) is the minimum amount of time from when an input changes until any output starts to change...
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Radioactive contamination, also called radiological pollution, is the deposition of, or presence of radioactive substances on surfaces or within solids...
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up contamination in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contamination is the presence of an unwanted constituent in another substance. Contamination may...
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Soil contamination, soil pollution, or land pollution as a part of land degradation is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or...
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Contamination (a.k.a. Alien Contamination, Toxic Spawn or Larvae) is a 1980 science fiction-horror film directed by Luigi Cozzi, produced by Claudio Mancini...
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been 186 reports of contamination nationally. On 9 September 2018, several days prior to any official announcement of contamination, a Facebook user posted...
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Pollution (redirect from Environmental contamination)
pollution, litter, noise pollution, plastic pollution, soil contamination, radioactive contamination, thermal pollution, light pollution, and visual pollution...
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Interplanetary contamination refers to biological contamination of a planetary body by a space probe or spacecraft, either deliberate or unintentional...
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The Camp Lejeune water contamination problem occurred at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, from 1953 to 1987. During that...
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Contamination control is the generic term for all activities aiming to control the existence, growth and proliferation of contamination in certain areas...
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(primarily plutonium, americium, and uranium) contamination within and outside its boundaries. The contamination primarily resulted from two major plutonium...
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Upstream contamination by floating particles is a counterintuitive phenomenon in fluid dynamics. When pouring water from a higher container to a lower...
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Water pollution (redirect from Water contamination)
Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses.: 6 It is usually a result of human...
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Telluric contamination is contamination of the astronomical spectra by the Earth's atmosphere. Most astronomical observations are conducted by measuring...
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soil scientist and environmentalist, who primarily researches arsenic contamination in the air and water. The former chairman of the Department of Soil...
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In medicinal chemistry, the term "contamination" is used to describe harmful intrusions, such as the presence of toxins or pathogens in pharmaceutical...
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GIS in environmental contamination is the use of GIS software to map and analyze contaminants on Earth, including soil contamination, water pollution, and...
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Well (redirect from Well water contamination)
drawn. Impurities from the surface can easily reach shallow sources and contamination of the supply by pathogens or chemical contaminants needs to be avoided...
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A radioactive contamination incident occurred in 1984 in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, originating from a radiation therapy unit purchased by a private medical...
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Several theories have been suggested to explain this contamination beyond the predictable contamination due to handling during drug deals and the use of rolled...
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The Crawlers (film) (redirect from Contamination .7)
The Crawlers (also known as Troll 3, Creepers or Contamination .7) is a 1991 Italian horror film directed by Fabrizio Laurenti under the pseudonym Martin...
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Biological hazard (redirect from Biological contamination)
Situation or object that can cause harm Interplanetary contamination – Biological contamination of a planetary body by a space probe or spacecraft List...
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2008 Chinese milk scandal (redirect from 2008 food protein contamination)
giant Fonterra, which owned a 43% stake in Sanlu, were alerted to the contamination on 2 August's Board meeting. Fonterra alerted the New Zealand government...
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Wittenoom, Western Australia (redirect from Wittenoom Asbestos Contamination Zone)
Brinckerhoff evaluated the continuing risks associated with asbestos contamination in the town and surrounding areas, classing the danger to visitors as...
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Times Beach, Missouri (redirect from Dioxin contamination in Times Beach, Missouri)
was completely evacuated in early 1983 due to TCDD (a type of dioxin) contamination, formerly the largest civilian exposure to the compound in the history...
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Lead poisoning (redirect from Lead contamination)
C, Heller T (2008). "Lead Contamination in Uruguay: The "La Teja" Neighborhood Case". Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Vol. 195....
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Mercury (element) (redirect from Mercury contamination)
approximately half of atmospheric mercury emissions. Atmospheric mercury contamination in outdoor urban air at the start of the 21st century was measured at...
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investigation by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council determined that the contamination also included nickel and affected parts of two adjacent streets, Stirling...
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Firefighting foam (redirect from Chemical contamination in Australia)
possible contamination at 18 military sites across Australia. At Williamtown, it is also conducting studies on the uptake and residual contamination in plants...
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