contamination
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It also aims at "compensating all victims of this contamination" in Guadeloupe and Martinique.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Better testing can help regulators, researchers, and food companies understand where contamination is occurring and how it can be reduced.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
In a recent news release, the EPA said that testing revealed median lead concentrations below federal standards and “confirmed that cleanup methods successfully addressed contamination and verified cleanup protocols.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The stream is one of a number that flow from an aquifer underneath the air base, however, the source of the contamination is not known.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
For younger samples–those under twenty thousand years or so–slight contamination does not always matter so much, but for older samples it can be a serious problem because so few remaining atoms are being counted.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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