contamination

Local authorities are investigating the cause of the suspected outbreaks, with food samples being tested for possible contamination.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The judge cited testimony from investigator Scott Smith, who said soil contamination persists in East Palestine and that dioxins and other compounds found in August 2025 far exceed background levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Worker bees normally serve as a colony's first line of defense against contamination, filtering harmful substances before they can spread through the hive.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

They also addressed the issue of cross-border haze, forest fires and river contamination, with the Thai general presenting his counterpart with air quality monitoring devices, according to a statement from the Thai military.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

It exposed them to lethal levels of radiation, but reduced Japan’s nuclear contamination tenfold.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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

Across the UK new cases of HIV and hepatitis continued to be diagnosed decades after the first contaminations, resulting in many early deaths.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2022

“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

Some of these occur as accidental contaminations, either from the water supply to the cow farm, or from the farm employees, whilst others are derived directly from the cow.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre