Editing Contamination (section)

{{Short description|Presence of an unwanted element}}
{{for|substances secretly mixed to another|Adulterant}}
{{other uses|Contamination (disambiguation)}}

'''Contamination''' is the presence of a constituent, [[impurity]], or some other undesirable element that renders something unsuitable, unfit or harmful for the [[physical body]], [[natural environment]], [[wiktionary:Workplace|workplace]], etc.<ref name="MWContaminate">{{cite Merriam-Webster|contaminate|access-date=11 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="DonovanContam01">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BW3eae3e9eQC&pg=PA1 |chapter=1. Introduction |title=Contamination-Free Manufacturing for Semiconductors and Other Precision Products |author=Donovan, R.P. |editor=Donovan, R.P. |publisher=CRC Press |pages=1–3 |year=2001 |isbn=9780824703806 |access-date=2019-07-15 |archive-date=2020-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208130126/https://books.google.com/books?id=BW3eae3e9eQC&pg=PA1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="RamstorpInto08">{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hdk_KCSYdVIC&pg=PA20 |chapter=2. Contaminants |title=Introduction to Contamination Control and Cleanroom Technology |author=Ramstorp, M. |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |pages=20–26 |year=2008 |isbn=9783527613137 |access-date=2019-07-15 |archive-date=2020-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208130127/https://books.google.com/books?id=Hdk_KCSYdVIC&pg=PA20 |url-status=live }}</ref>