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The 12 pages that link to Contamination, each with the reason it gives.

• Radiocarbon datingRelated: Small amounts of modern or ancient carbon can substantially shift an old sample’s apparent age.

• Radiometric datingRelated: Modern or inherited contaminants can change isotope ratios and produce misleading ages.

• DNA profilingRelated: Contaminating DNA can create misleading profile components or undermine evidence.

• Aseptic techniqueRelated: Aseptic technique is designed to prevent microbial contamination of protected sites and items.

• ArchaeogeneticsRelated: Modern human DNA can overwhelm the ancient signal unless contamination is controlled.

• DecontaminationNarrower topic: Decontamination begins by identifying what is present and where it has spread.

• Bacterial cultureCompared with: Contaminants can produce growth that does not represent the original sample.

• HygieneRelated: Hygiene aims to prevent, remove, or contain harmful contamination.

• Absolute datingRelated: Even small amounts of younger or older carbon can distort a radiocarbon age.

• Microbiological cultureCompared with: Unwanted organisms can make a culture's growth misleading or unusable.

• Diagnostic microbiologyRelated: Contamination can produce misleading results and must be distinguished from true infection.

• InfestationCompared with: Contamination is broader and need not involve living pests that reproduce or spread.