contaminated
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The FDA later identified in testing that the baby wipes were contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia and Burkholderia gladioli, bacterias commonly found in soil and water, in product samples tested by the FDA.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
This organism can cause a rare but extremely deadly brain infection when contaminated water enters the nose, often during swimming or other recreational water activities.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
However the strange yeast was able to eat the phenol, meaning that in the future it could help break down the chemical in contaminated environments, the scientists said.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
“All of California’s native biodiversity go into that contaminated hive,” he said, and can be killed off as well.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The town was contaminated with toxic amounts of metal and chemicals in the soil, but all the people were safe.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
