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contamination

[kuhn-tam-uh-ney-shuhn] / kənˌtæm əˈneɪ ʃən /


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Blumenthal voiced concern for such extended deployments, noting "widespread reports of shortages of basic supplies, water contamination, plumbing issues, deteriorating mental health, deck safety concerns" and other problems aboard the Lincoln.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

In this new contamination case, a Sinaloa-based grower was identified by the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Taylor Farms said it was removing certain products including guacamoles and salsas from grocery shelves over concerns of salmonella contamination, weeks after the produce supplier recalled lettuce implicated in a widespread cyclospora outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

He quickly documented the scene and protected the material from contamination.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Robert Stevenson, one of the researchers who devoted much of his career to straightening out the HeLa contamination mess, laughed when he heard that argument.

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

Nephew said if time was short, the U.S. could also seek to dilute the material on-site by mixing it with natural uranium or destroy it, although that could cause chemical contaminations in the area.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

"Right now, the industry does their best to reduce those risks, but you will hear about outbreaks of these contaminations and people getting sick. There are sometimes reported deaths because of these events."

From Science Daily Mar. 1, 2024

Flanked by Ohio lawmakers and officials from his agency, he stressed that the tests were accurate and had yet to show serious risks of contaminations.

From New York Times Feb. 16, 2023

“We had a jump in contaminations since the beginning of January, tripling the number of people infected,” Pazuello said Tuesday.

From Washington Post Jan. 27, 2021

Anxious mothers in the country, fearing the contaminations of London and the ruin it has brought on other sons, lodge them in remote Islington, or Hoxton, still more remote. 

From The Night Side of London by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie




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