contaminating

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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

He told a press conference on Monday that it also posed health risks to troops by contaminating the water and fish, and could damage the coral reefs that help support the vessel's structural foundations.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Microplastics and nanoplastics are widely known for contaminating oceans, rivers, and farmland.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Particles emitted from a fusion plasma will erode the reactor wall, contaminating the plasma and rendering most known materials brittle and porous within months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

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