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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.
* Note: Definition is not available for the current language
broader terms
contamination
narrower terms
cadmium contamination
  lead contamination
  mercury contamination
related terms
chemical pollutant
  chemical pollution
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
WASTES, POLLUTANTS, POLLUTION
Themes:
chemistry
pollution
Other relations:
Has exact match
AGROVOC: Chemical contamination
Arabic: تلوث كيميائي
Basque: kutsadura kimiko
Bulgarian: Химическо замърсяване
Catalan: contaminació química
Chinese: 化学污染
Croatian: kemijska kontaminacija
Czech: znečištění chemické
Danish: kemisk kontamination/kontaminering
Dutch: chemische vervuiling
English: chemical contamination
Estonian: kemikaalisaastus
Finnish: kemiallinen saastuminen
French: contamination chimique
German: Chemische Verunreinigung
Greek: χημική μόλυνση
Hungarian: kémiai szennyezés
Irish: éilliú ceimiceach
Italian: contaminazione chimica
Latvian: ķīmiskais piesārņojums
Lithuanian: cheminis užterštumas
Maltese: kontaminazzjoni kimika
Norwegian: kjemisk kontaminering
Polish: skażenie chemiczne
Portuguese: contaminação química
Romanian: contaminare chimică
Russian: химическое заражение
Slovak: chemická kontaminácia
Slovenian: kemična kontaminacija
Spanish: contaminación química
Swedish: kemisk förorening
Turkish: kimyasal kontaminasyon
Ukrainian: хімічне зараження
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/11676>