Concept information

pollution > contamination > chemical contamination

Preferred term

chemical contamination  

Definition

  • The addition or presence of chemicals to, or in, another substance to such a degree as to render it unfit for its intended purpose. Also refers to the result(s) of such an addition or presence.

Broader concept

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/11676

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