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Paiva also hopes to examine whether materials besides methane, including compounds released from spacecraft components such as paint and rubber, could contaminate scientifically important lunar sites.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

Saltwater is beginning to contaminate farmland reclaimed over the past five centuries from the delta marshes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

The farm screens each batch for four types of bacteria: salmonella, E. coli, campylobacter and listeria, all of which thrive in the intestines of cattle and can contaminate milk through microscopic flecks of infected feces.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

The seemingly limitless proliferation of cases in which lawyers have been caught letting fictitious AI-generated legal citations contaminate their briefs continues to amaze.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

We have seen that they now contaminate soil, water, and food, that they have the power to make our streams fishless and our gardens and woodlands silent and birdless.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

“If a worker contaminates lettuce, that lettuce will likely be eaten before it becomes infectious,” Todd said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

In Italy if one resident contaminates the wrong bin, the whole block can expect a fine, she explains.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

It uses millions of gallons of water, contaminates drinking water and even causes earthquakes.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

Diminish the flow, and saltwater contaminates the drinking water supply and the entire natural system that sustains human populations, not just wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023

No employer wants a clerk, or stenographer, or other employee about him who contaminates the atmosphere.

From Pushing to the Front by Marden, Orison Swett

Officials there believe contaminated parsley or cilantro are at fault.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

When people eat these contaminated shellfish or fish, they can get Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, which can lead to vomiting, diarrhea, permanent short-term memory loss, coma or death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

One of its arguments is that the dirt is likely contaminated and will hurt golfers and the environment if it is used in the makeover.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

All eyes are on Taylor Farms and their contaminated lettuce, Trump tries a new tariff tactic, and Japan’s prime minister claims to barely sleep.

From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026

One worker later described taking off his wedding ring before his shift because he feared it would be contaminated with radiation and have to be left behind.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Researchers found that methane released in spacecraft exhaust may spread across the moon surprisingly quickly, potentially contaminating regions that could preserve ancient chemical clues about how life first emerged on Earth.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

The disaster unleashed toxic sludge into the Kafue River, contaminating land and leaving residents without clean water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

The move comes amid evidence the poisons are killing songbirds, which like to feather their nests with dog and cat hair, as well as contaminating rivers, killing aquatic life.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

On land, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that Israeli strikes on Tehran fuel depots constituted "ecocide", contaminating soil and groundwater and causing long-term risks to people's health.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

HeLa cells are still contaminating other cultures and causing an estimated several million dollars in damage each year.

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