| French | English |
| conséquence hors site de la contamination | off site consequence of contamination |
| contamination biologique | biological contamination The presence in the environment of living organisms or agents derived by viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens that can cause many health effects |
| contamination biologique | biological contamination |
| contamination chimique | chemical contamination 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 |
| contamination chimique | chemical contamination |
| contamination de la surface | surface contamination |
| contamination de l'environnement | contamination of the environment |
| contamination de l'environnement | environmental contamination |
| contamination de pâturage | contamination of pasture |
| contamination de réseaux hydrographiques importants | contamination of important river systems |
| contamination des denrées alimentaires | food contamination |
| contamination des fourrages | forage contamination |
| Contamination des produits alimentaires et de consommation à la suite d'un rejet de substances | Contamination of nutrition and consumer products due to material release |
| contamination des produits de la pêche et de l'aquaculture | contamination of fisheries and aquaculture produce |
| contamination des sols | soil contamination |
| contamination du fourrage | forage contamination Introduction of hazardous or poisonous substances such as arsenic or lead into, or onto, fodder for animals. The animals consume the contaminated feed and can become sick and may die |
| contamination du fourrage | forage contamination |
| contamination du sol | soil pollution |
| contamination du sol | soil contamination |
| contamination interne | internal contamination |
| contamination par le cadmium | cadmium contamination The release and presence in the air, water and soil of cadmium, a toxic, metallic element, from sources such as the burning of coal and tobacco and improper disposal of cadmium-containing waste |
| contamination par le cadmium | cadmium contamination |
| contamination par le mercure | mercury contamination The presence and release into the air, water and soil of mercury, a naturally occurring heavy metal element, by both natural occurrences such as vaporization and human activities such as burning coal, mining and smelting |
| contamination par le mercure | mercury contamination |
| contamination par le plomb | lead contamination The presence and release into the air, water and soil, of lead, a toxic metal used in plumbing, gasoline and lead-acid batteries |
| contamination par le plomb | lead contamination |
| contamination plombique | lead contamination |
| contamination radioactive | contamination |
| contamination radioactive | radioactive contamination |
| contamination radioactive | radioactive contamination Contamination of a substance, living organism or site caused by radioactive material |
| contamination radioactive non fixée | non-fixed radioactive contamination |
| contamination résiduelle | residual contamination |
| contrôle de contamination | contamination monitoring |
| indice de contamination | soiling index |
| risque de contamination par le plomb exogène | risk of contamination by exogenic lead |
| surveillance de la contamination radioactive de la chaîne alimentaire | monitoring of radioactive contamination of the food chain |
