contaminants
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As an “environmental rapid responder,” she tested air in homes and other sites for volatile organic compounds and other contaminants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
When munitions are detonated underwater, the blast can spread contaminants through the surrounding environment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The team at CR purchased samples of a variety of lunchbox foods—everything from Takis to oat bars—and tested them for several chemicals that they described as contaminants.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
The treatments help to force out some of the harmful contaminants in firefighters' bodies, she claims, and can have short-term side effects immediately after treatment.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Such materials, present as contaminants in water that also contains chemicals, may actually change the nature of the chemicals by the impact of ionizing radiation, rearranging their atoms in unpredictable ways to create new chemicals.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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