contaminant

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The approach is designed to speed up sample preparation, reduce chemical use, improve recovery rates, and make food contaminant testing more practical for routine safety checks.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

He said the research shows “that contaminant levels on aircraft are generally low and that health and safety standards are met.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025

In the meantime, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board began collecting samples of ocean water to assess contaminant levels.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

The bacteria Bacillus cereus was found to be the contaminant in the cause of all three deaths.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024

Water pollution experts throughout the United States are concerned by the fact that detergents are now a troublesome and practically universal contaminant of public water supplies.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson