contaminants

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By improving how scientists detect PAHs, methods like QuEChERS could help identify hidden contaminants, support safer food production, and reduce chemical waste in the lab.

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 released a major study finding most U.S. infant formula products contain low or undetectable levels of contaminants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“We welcome any step that takes microplastics and emerging contaminants seriously,” said Kelly Shannon McNeill, managing director of the nonprofit environmental group Los Angeles Waterkeeper.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

For instance, people are made up of molecules of water and a few organic contaminants.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife