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Keywords: polonium, cesium, strontium, radionuclides, pollute

Things that pollute or infect; ie. pollute the water.

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Chemicals, microorganisms, or radiation found in air, soil, water, or food that are not normally constituents of these environmental media.

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are substances that have an adverse effect on the air, water, or soil.

enviromysteries.thinkport.org

A contaminant is a substance that is found in a place where it should not be. This does not necessarily mean that it is harmful, but depending on what it is and the amount that is present, it may be. The types of contaminants that are found in the Canadian North include: Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), a group of mostly humanmade chemicals which include organochlorines (OCs) and can stay in the environment for many years without changing. POPs can be transported long distances in the atmosphere and ocean. Heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium, and lead; and Radionuclides such as cesium, strontium, and polonium.

ainc-inac.gc.ca

Any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance added to water which makes water impure.

ci.redding.ca.us

Constituents added to the water supply through use.

cet.nau.edu

Unwanted and potentially detrimental organic, inorganic and biological substances.

aph.gov.au

Chemical Pollutants

phillywater.org

A contaminant is a substance that is found in a place where it should not be. It may not be harmful but it could be depending on what it is and the amount that is present. The types of contaminants that are found in the Canadian North include: Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), a group of mostly human-made chemicals which can stay in the environment for many years without changing. They can be transported over long distances in the atmosphere. Heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium, and lead. Radionuclides such as cesium, strontium, and polonium. DDT DDT stands for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. It is a POP developed in the 1940s to kill lice and to kill biting insects that carry diseases such as malaria, yellow fever and typhus. DDT was heavily used to kill insects feeding on crops in the 1950s and 1960s in the Great Lakes region until it was found to be harmful to other forms of life. DDT is banned in Canada.

ainc-inac.gc.ca

Substances organic or otherwise that pollute the beer.

phoenixabc.com

Something that makes a surface or substance unclean, pollutes, soils, stains from an outside source.

dowcorning.com

Contaminants are substances that make another substance impure or corrupt by contact or mixture.

neurolab.jsc.nasa.gov

Chemical pollution in coastal areas near urban centers that may be responsible for a variety of deleterious biological effects in aquatic species.

nwfsc.noaa.gov

substances or organisms that are found in food but which are neither natural constituents of the food nor deliberately added in processing.

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Keywords: spoil, dirt, tar, adhesion, sap

As you drive, or leave your car outside and uncovered, your car's paint collects dirt, grime, bird droppings, bug splats, water deposits, tar, oil and other substances. These substances contaminate your paint, reducing its brilliance and smooth feel. If left alone, paint contaminants will cause premature oxidation or may etch the paint.

autopia.org

Foreign materials such as dirt, dust or oil that can be detected in the cured powder film, pre-treatment chemicals or air supply.

interpon.com

substances contained in in-use metal removal fluids that are not part of the original fluid formulation. These can include abrasive particles, tramp oils, cleaners, dirt, metal particles, dissolved metals, hard water salts, bacteria, fungi, and microbiological byproducts.

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Keywords: microparticle, sanitizing, clarity, hazards, filtering

Any microparticle or organism which reduces water clarity or quality or presents health hazards. All of our filtering, circulating and sanitizing is directed here.

brookspoolsandspas.com

The general name for any microparticle or organism which reduces water clarity, quality or presents health hazards. Filtering, oxidising and sanitising are necessary to destroy the contaminants.

havuz.org

Keywords: recycling, mixed, corrosive, homogenous, machinery

Anything other than refrigerant or refrigerant oil in the A/C system. Usually a result of water or moisture. When mixed with refrigerant, moisture will cause corrosive acids to form.

autoacsystems.com

Foreign matter mixed in with homogenous recycled materials which reduces the overall quality and value of the load. For example pieces of plastic mixed in with recyclable paper.

wrapp.nsw.gov.au

in the context of recycling, contaminants are undesired substances in a load of recyclable material. Plastic bags mixed in with recyclable paper, or ceramics mixed in with recyclable glass, would be contaminants. Contaminants interfere with recycling machinery and processes.

ct.water.usgs.gov

Keywords: unacceptable, unintended, trace, materials

any unacceptable or unintended trace materials.

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