contaminant
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The researchers discovered that an environmental contaminant called diethanolamine, or DEA, can sometimes replace a sugar alcohol in a molecule produced by M. morganii in the gut.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
McAfee said he tests every batch of milk that comes out of his milking parlors, and none have been positive for E. coli, salmonella, campylobacter, listeria or any other contaminant that causes human illness.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 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
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
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