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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

And many studies look at only one contaminant at a time, he said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024

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

Harvard’s Robert Chang—whose widely used Chang Liver Cell line was listed as a HeLa contaminant on Gartler’s chart —glared from his seat.

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

Jegede said most root vegetables like potatoes and carrots, along with any fruit that has an outer layer, can be washed to remove potential contaminants, even if they were covered in ash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Heavy metal pollution is common around industrial sites, mining regions, cities, and towns, but contaminants can also spread into rural landscapes through the air, sewage sludge, fertilizers, and other agricultural products.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

State law requires that finished compost contains no more than 0.5% by dry weight of physical contaminants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

The list of potential contaminants from the 'fire practice pond' include petrol, oil, lubricants, solvents and firefighting chemicals - which were "drained into storm water drainage."

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Such materials, present as contaminants in water that also contains chemicals, may actually change the nature of the chemicals by the impact of ionizing radiation, rearranging their atoms in unpredictable ways to create new chemicals.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson