contamination
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Joy Chen, executive director of Eaton Fire Survivors Network, called on federal officials to release the full report and provide additional resources to address elevated contamination.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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
"Our results have far-reaching implications. Firstly, it refutes the hypothesis that any organics found in fossils must result from contamination."
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
She also noted the risk of contamination and a lack of dosing standardization, which apply to all peptides people are buying online without prescriptions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
“Whether it’s black soot in our lungs or contamination in our water, it will get us all in the end.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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