What is a contaminant
18 What is a contaminant
A contaminant is anything that may be harmful to animal or plant health or pose a risk of any adverse effect on a biosecurity consideration.
The presence of a contaminant in a carrier may be harmful to any animal or plant, or part of an animal or plant, that the carrier attaches to or enters.
The presence of a contaminant in a carrier may be caused by—
manufacturing, packaging, packing, preparing, processing, producing, storing, treating or transporting the carrier; or
environmental contamination of the carrier.
Examples of a contaminant—
• pathogenic bacteria in irrigation water
• environmental contaminants, including dioxins and residual organochlorine pesticides and nanoparticles
• heavy metals in fertilisers and animal feed
• waste from industrial and mining activities, including waste containing asbestos, heavy metals or radioactive material
• weed seeds
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