contamination

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In the last week the BBC has visited all the 14 existing inland river locations which were tested by the Environment Agency last year for contamination from bacteria linked to human and animal faeces.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

These systems, scattered across Altadena, “pose significant risks of groundwater contamination, surface water pollution and potential public health hazards,” according to a statement from the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Collagen is the primary structural protein found in bone tissue and one of the hardest biomolecules to explain away as contamination when identified in this context.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

France is mulling two ways to help: testing people to get a better measure of how widespread contamination is, and regulating fertilisers to limit new cadmium entering soils.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

In this now universal contamination of the environment, chemicals are the sinister and little- recognized partners of radiation in changing the very nature of the world — the very nature of its life.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson