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Things contaminant often describes ("contaminant ________")
- diffusion
- organisms
- sorption
- chemicals
- uptake
- levels
- reduction
- efficiency
- distribution
- ions
- migration
- dispersion
- material
- partitioning
- metals
- loading
- removal
- modeling
- recovery
- attenuation
- microorganisms
- toxicity
- concentrations
- gases
- mobility
- present
- hydrology
- control
- hydrogeology
- source
- burdens
- stress
- bacteria
- desorption
- plume
- load
- pathways
- adsorption
- flux
- films
- monitoring
- concentration
- transport
- soil
- leaching
- sources
- molecules
- bioaccumulation
- exposure
- characteristics
- mixtures
- loads
- generation
- type
- plumes
- analysis
- level
- bioavailability
- mass
- flow
- behavior
- layers
- identification
- properties
- types
- destruction
- breakthrough
- models
- detection
- fate
- proteins
- degradation
- gas
- loss
- effects
- releases
- rates
- species
- biodegradation
- release
- interactions
- input
- emission
- processes
- transfer
- solubility
- accumulation
- peaks
- materials
- residues
- vapors
- movement
- particles
How contaminant often is described ("________ contaminant")
- gaseous
- molecular
- principal
- rare
- unwanted
- secondary
- organic
- soluble
- unidentified
- original
- single
- solid
- invisible
- residual
- prevalent
- incidental
- toxic
- bacterial
- passive
- reactive
- indoor
- specific
- predominant
- accidental
- adsorbed
- commonest
- only
- potential
- abundant
- environmental
- common
- primary
- universal
- natural
- persistent
- important
- concentrated
- unknown
- main
- minor
- ubiquitous
- active
- hydrophobic
- sorbed
- serious
- particular
- metallic
- borne
- liquid
- biological
- inadvertent
- probable
- atmospheric
- airborne
- frequent
- regulated
- undesirable
- occasional
- ionic
- dangerous
- suspected
- carcinogenic
- microbial
- hazardous
- widespread
- possible
- likely
- volatile
- dominant
- unavoidable
- fungal
- significant
- troublesome
- aerial
- major
- harmful
- conservative
