contaminants

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And more than 70 had faced formal enforcement action in the past five years by the EPA for violations such as emitting contaminants above regulatory limits and failing to properly track facilities’ pollution.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The FDA released a major study finding most U.S. infant formula products contain low or undetectable levels of contaminants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Chris Baker has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and said it had "been exacerbated by the contaminants in the air".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

"This research represents an important step toward the development of advanced materials capable of tackling one of the world's most persistent environmental contaminants," he concludes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 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