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Contamination
Other Names:
Contaminants
Contaminated
Broader:
Improvement-Impairment
Cleanness-Uncleanness
Health-Disease
Related Problems:
Food pollution
Sick building syndrome
Impurities in waste water
Radioactive contamination
Fear of food contamination
Contamination of human body
Metal contamination of soil
Environmental pollution
Microbial contamination of food
Biological pollutants
Contamination by natural radiation
Food-borne diseases
Radioactive contamination of plants
Polluted drinking water
Environmental hazards of pesticides
Chemical contaminants of food
Land pollution
Accidental large-scale contamination of the environment
Radioactive contamination of animals and animal products
Threatened animal and plant life due to radioactive contamination
Contaminated mine tailings
Water pollution by pesticides
Radioactive contamination of water
Radioactive contamination of soil
Water pollution by pharmaceuticals
Contaminated animal feed
Contaminated saliva
Effluents from animal husbandry
Inadequate toilet facilities
Chemical contamination of water
Infected animal, meat and animal product shipments
Lead contamination of wetlands
Inhibition of crop growth by pollution
Pollution from military bases
Feminization of male fish
Unhygienic recreational contact with sewage
Uncooked vegetables
Pollution of sediments
Contaminated pastureland
Retrospective pollution liability
Chemical contamination of seeds
Contamination of public water supplies by sabotage
Radioactive contamination of the marine environment and of fisheries products
Imposition of trade quotas for health reasons
Strategies:
Regulating food standards
Reducing nitrogen and phosphoric pollution from animal production
Identifying contaminated sites
Preventing contamination of water sources by animal excrement
Decreasing human contact contamination
Decontamination
Reducing soil pollution
Monitoring soil pollution
Monitoring water pollution
Monitoring biological pollutants
Reducing toxic contamination of domestic water
Testing food contamination
Testing contaminated buildings
Testing waste water contamination
Testing radioactive contamination
Testing environmental contamination
Testing for metal contamination
Protecting the environment from contamination
Protecting against food contamination
Treating illnesses due to contaminated foods
Studying illnesses due to contaminated foods
Reducing food contaminants
Regulating contaminants
Studying contaminated land
Subjects:
Pollution
Type Classification:
D: Destructive values