contaminants
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The water that flows through the pipes to us is made safe in part by physics—a pressure loss can lead to backflow of groundwater, sewage, and soil contaminants.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Lineage contractors installed air filtration systems to reduce the amount of air contaminants seeping out of the warehouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Leafy greens have had many problems in the last decade with microbial contaminants, not just cyclospora,” said Felicia Wu, a professor of food safety at Michigan State University, in an email.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Honeybees gather pollen from many different flower species, which may dilute contaminants across their food supply.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
And what of the outflow of scores of other rivers, carrying contaminants perhaps equally lethal?
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
