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Meanings of contaminated in English

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contaminado
Spanish
contaminado

Corrupted by contact or association.

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        contaminado

        Rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution.

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              Dirty.

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                    Floods also contaminated ponds and groundwater - locals' main sources of water.
                    Reuters
                    2
                    The potentially contaminated water is safe for showering, the Environment Ministry said.
                    Radio NZ
                    3
                    It said it believed the contaminated water had not reached private supplies.
                    Radio NZ
                    4
                    There are concerns that contaminated water could spread diseases, our correspondent adds.
                    Radio NZ
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                    As a result of their investigations, contaminated livestock were located & destroyed.
                    The new yorker
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                    Villages in the area also fear their drinking water had been contaminated.
                    Radio NZ
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                    Photo: Shaminda Kanapathi Typhoid Fever is contracted through contaminated food or water.
                    Radio NZ
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                    Therefore, rAAV stocks produced using these protocols are contaminated with helper adenovirus.
                    Pubmed
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                    They also say there is no evidence fracking has contaminated water supplies.
                    Reuters
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                    Rick Snyder and two engineering firms over the town's lead-contaminated water crisis.
                    Ebony
                    11
                    Most of the affected children were given injections with contaminated, re-used needles.
                    The Guardian
                    12
                    Some scientists questioned from the start Tepco's decision to store contaminated water.
                    The Guardian
                    13
                    The source of illness was contaminated drinking water obtained from private wells.
                    Pubmed
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                    Legionnaires' disease can be spread through inhaling droplets from contaminated water sources.
                    News.com.au
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                    After finishing work on that fateful day, he unwittingly contaminated his home.
                    Radio NZ
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                    The poisoning hazards include deteriorating lead paint, tainted soil and contaminated water.
                    Reuters
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                    contaminado
                    Contaminated through the time
                    Contaminated across language varieties
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