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Use the sentence from A World Thirsty for Clean Water to answer the question.

"It carries contaminants — bacteria, viruses, fungi, minerals, or man-made chemicals — that can cause serious disease."

Using context clues, what is the best definition for the word contaminants?

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a natural cleaner
a natural cleaner

a deadly disease
a deadly disease

a polluting substance
a polluting substance

a lifesaving treatment
a lifesaving treatment
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
a polluting substance

Context clue: the list (bacteria, viruses, fungi, minerals, man-made chemicals) are harmful things that contaminate water and can cause disease.