contaminants

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The Orange County Fire Authority said it was also testing water that had been hosed onto the tank to ensure it didn’t contain elevated levels of contaminants.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Some contaminants can enter food from the environment, while others can form during high heat cooking methods such as heating, smoking, grilling, roasting, and frying.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

And more than 70 had faced formal enforcement action in the past five years by the EPA for violations such as emitting contaminants above regulatory limits and failing to properly track facilities’ pollution.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The FDA said that most samples that were tested—which included powdered, liquid concentrate, and ready-to-feed formula products—showed undetectable or very low levels of contaminants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

And what of the outflow of scores of other rivers, carrying contaminants perhaps equally lethal?

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson