contamination
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The US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape also reached a $10 billion settlement in the United States in 2023 over contamination of water supplies.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
“There was no contamination, there were no fumes, there were no vapors that came from this incident. There was no leak.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Better testing can help regulators, researchers, and food companies understand where contamination is occurring and how it can be reduced.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
The stream is one of a number that flow from an aquifer underneath the air base, however, the source of the contamination is not known.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
If they had access to DNA from Henrietta’s children, they could not only solve the contamination problem but also study Henrietta’s cells in entirely new ways.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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