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Surface Contamination: An Overview

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Surface Contamination

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Surface contamination is of great concern wherever surfaces are used, and there is a legion of products, processes and technologies where surfaces play a very vital role. There is no universally acceptable or applicable definition of a “clean” surface, as a clean surface can be defined in a variety of manners depending upon the purpose of and the requirements imposed on the surface. Generally speaking, a clean surface is one which is free from contaminants, and any unwanted matter or energy is regarded as a contaminant.

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