become contaminated

Fresh produce may also become contaminated during packaging, preparation or storage.

According to a defense motion seeking to dismiss the case, Woods found male DNA in a sample of Sloat-White’s blood taken during an autopsy — an indication that the sample had become contaminated possibly when it was taken or by a machine used to test it in the CBI crime laboratory.

And be sure to check the expiration date: Even perfectly sterile eyedrops or ointments can become contaminated through use over time.

"Transferring 2D materials is typically a very technical and complex process; the material can easily tear, or become contaminated, which significantly degrades its unique properties," says lead author, Professor Hiroki Ago of Kyushu University's Global Innovation Center.

A few months later, he and the Legislature did find funds: $1.3 billion over 10 years to help hundreds of small water districts that rely on groundwater from wells that have gone dry or become contaminated by agricultural and industrial waste.