The risk that probes could transport microbes from Earth to Mars, and vice versa upon its return, has been seen as a major concern for many years and there are international treaties in place that specifically limit the amount of
microbial contamination on any spacecraft bound for other worlds.
Although no region of Mars is banned for exploration, international treaties set the allowable levels of
microbial contamination on robotic spacecraft destined for other planetary environments.
Not exact matches
These revised Good Agricultural Practices will retain the earlier sections
on aflatoxin risk while adding greater emphasis
on managing the more acute
microbial contamination risks.
Microbial contamination can have major negative effects
on wine quality.