Contaminate definition

Contaminate means the addition of sediment, any other pollutant or waste, or any illicit or prohibited discharge.
Contaminate means to render impure by contact or mixture.
Contaminate means to render a medium polluted through the introduction of hazardous waste or hazardous constituents as identified in R315-50-10, which incorporates by reference 40 CFR 261, Appendix VIII.

Examples of Contaminate in a sentence

  • In the groundwater samples, concentrations of 1,1-dichloroethene and trichloroethene were found to exceed the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Maximum Contaminate Levels (MCLs).

  • Guarantor has not filed any notice under any federal or state law indicating past or present treatment, storage or disposal of a hazardous waste or reporting a Release of any Contaminate into the indoor or outdoor environment.

  • Contamination has the same meaning as "contamination" as defined in any applicable Law and "Contaminate" and "Contaminant" have a corresponding meaning.

  • Contaminate or impermissibly commingle conventional gasoline means blending any material (except legally permissible amounts of oxygenates), unless (i) the material itself, prior to blending, satisfies all the requirements and specifications for conventional gasoline and (ii) such blending is performed by someone who is in compliance with all of the regulations pertaining to "refiners," including registration requirements with the EPA.


More Definitions of Contaminate

Contaminate or "Contamination" means the introduction of foreign materials of such nature,
Contaminate means the release of solid waste, leachate, or gases emitted by solid waste, such that contaminants enter the environment at concentrations that pose a threat to human health or the environment, or cause a violation of any applicable environmental regulation.
Contaminate means to render a medium polluted through the introduction of hazardous waste or hazardous constituents as identified in Rule R315-261, Appendix VIII.
Contaminate means to make a medium polluted through the introduction of hazardous waste or hazardous constituents as identified in Section R315-261-1092, which incorporates by reference 40 CFR 261, Appendix VIII.
Contaminate means the direct or indirect introduction of other wastes or sub- stances or preparations to food waste so as to render it unsuitable for treatment or composting or anaerobic digestion or to diminish the quality of end product and “contaminant” and “contaminated” shall be construed accordingly;
Contaminate or "Contamination" means the introduction of foreign materials of such nature, quality, and quantity into the groundwaters as to exceed the groundwater quality standards set forth in 15A NCAC 02L .0200.
Contaminate or "Contamination" means the introduction of foreign materials of such nature, quality, and quantity into the groundwaters as to exceed the groundwater quality standards specified set forth in 15A NCAC 02L .0200. (Classifications and Water Quality Standards Applicable to the Groundwaters of North Carolina).