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contamination

[kuhn-tam-uh-nay-shuhn] / kənˌtæm əˈneɪ ʃən /


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Another report into ground and surface water found contamination was "widespread" at the site, with all samples exceeding environmental standards.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Subsequent environmental testing strengthened that evidence, without conclusively establishing how the contamination occurred.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

She, too, was worried about traffic, smells and possible contamination of nearby waterways.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 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

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

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

The potential applications could include antimicrobial spray or coating to control foodborne pathogen contaminations at both pre-harvest and post-harvest stages, the researchers said.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024

Across the UK new cases of HIV and hepatitis continued to be diagnosed decades after the first contaminations, resulting in many early deaths.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2022

“We had a jump in contaminations since the beginning of January, tripling the number of people infected,” Pazuello said Tuesday.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2021

He had, besides, a deeper dread of the world's contaminations.

From Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton Strachey


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