contaminant
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She said researchers and government agencies have done a number of studies showing “that contaminant levels on aircraft are generally low and that health and safety standards are met.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
The bacteria Bacillus cereus was found to be the contaminant in the cause of all three deaths.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024
Consumer Reports’ findings come decades after perchlorate was first identified as a contaminant in water and food.
From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024
They’re also required to publish an annual consumer confidence report with information about contaminant levels and water sources.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
