contaminating

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Prions can be shed through urine and feces for months or even years, contaminating vegetation and soil.

From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026

Investigators eventually suspected that the bacteria were airborne and had infected people after contaminating the air conditioning system at the convention hotel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

On land, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that Israeli strikes on Tehran fuel depots constituted "ecocide", contaminating soil and groundwater and causing long-term risks to people's health.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Outbreaks of typhoid at the time were, in part, blamed on sewage pollution of the water, contaminating the shellfish that were a large part of the diet for poorer communities.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

A single pair of rats could produce more than eight hundred offspring in a year, spreading infection and contaminating food.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman