contamination
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Subsequent environmental testing strengthened that evidence, without conclusively establishing how the contamination occurred.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
Lee Barron, the Labour MP for Corby and East Northamptonshire, said "local authorities have a duty to inspect and identify sites where contamination is causing unacceptable risks".
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
When consecutive contamination scares hit shredded iceberg lettuce and jalapeños, Sweetgreen rushed to reassure diners that it doesn’t use iceberg lettuce and its suppliers weren’t affected, and it tightened safety protocols.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The team's calculations show that tungsten contamination at a concentration of just one part in 10,000 can approximately double the pressure required to achieve fusion ignition.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
He started reading news reports about HeLa cells and the contamination problem and realized it would make a great story for Rolling Stone—the perfect mix of science and human interest.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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Nephew said if time was short, the U.S. could also seek to dilute the material on-site by mixing it with natural uranium or destroy it, although that could cause chemical contaminations in the area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
"Right now, the industry does their best to reduce those risks, but you will hear about outbreaks of these contaminations and people getting sick. There are sometimes reported deaths because of these events."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2024
Flanked by Ohio lawmakers and officials from his agency, he stressed that the tests were accurate and had yet to show serious risks of contaminations.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
Morocco on Saturday went so far as to ban all arrivals from China, regardless of nationality, “to avoid a new wave of contaminations in Morocco and all its consequences.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023
Salmon and Trout will rapidly disappear from such rivers, never to be seen there again, so long as these noxious contaminations are permitted to flow into them.
From Essays in Natural History and Agriculture by Thomas Garnett
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