contamination
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Co-author Dr. Stefan Reimann, whose research team in Switzerland closely monitor the atmospheric abundance TFA-forming F-gases, said evidence of increasing contamination is appearing around the world.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Smith said SWW had responded rapidly once the contamination had been discovered, had deployed "substantial personnel" and provided "substantial financial remediation" to those affected.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
It also aims at "compensating all victims of this contamination" in Guadeloupe and Martinique.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
"Some people are thinking Ebola is genetic, it's a contamination," he stated.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Once he spent the night in a house that had been abandoned because its inhabitants feared contamination from the dead man next door.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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