contaminant

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He said the research shows “that contaminant levels on aircraft are generally low and that health and safety standards are met.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025

The bacteria Bacillus cereus was found to be the contaminant in the cause of all three deaths.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024

Not long after its Proposition 65 designation, the California Air Resources Board classified diesel exhaust as a toxic air contaminant, enabling the agency to regulate it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024

Consumer Reports’ findings come decades after perchlorate was first identified as a contaminant in water and food.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024

Harvard’s Robert Chang—whose widely used Chang Liver Cell line was listed as a HeLa contaminant on Gartler’s chart —glared from his seat.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot