The word 'contaminate' is correct and usable in written English. It can be used to refer to the process of polluting something or making it impure. Example: The air quality in the city was contaminated by the emissions from the nearby factory.
Frack-Free Upton believe the toxic chemicals, methane gas and other pollutants produced during exploration drilling will contaminate the water supply.
It will be the next step in a battle between the company and the surrounding farmers who say the 268m tonne coal mine on the ridge above the Liverpool Plains in NSW could contaminate prime agricultural land and the groundwater below it.
The campaigners fear genes from GM wheat will escape into the wild and contaminate conventional wheat crops.
Fracking remains controversial among environmentalists, who say the process may contaminate groundwater or cause earthquakes.
And should the containment vessel spring a leak, then some of the water, containing radioactive debris, may flow out and contaminate other parts of the site.
All over the world, oil spills regularly contaminate coasts.Special report Troubled waters Scramble for the seabed The curse of carbon More abused than used Plenty more fish in the sea?
The power to detain suspected foreign terrorists without trial, granted in 2001, is a legal embarrassment that threatens to contaminate the rest of the judicial system.
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