contaminated
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Three toxic spills from a Barrick Gold mine between 2015 and 2017 contaminated provincial rivers to varying degrees.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
People can become infected by swallowing tapeworm eggs, such as through food contaminated with coyote or dog feces.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
In a neighborhood flanked by grapevines and orange groves on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley, people cannot drink the water from their faucets because it’s contaminated.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
However the strange yeast was able to eat the phenol, meaning that in the future it could help break down the chemical in contaminated environments, the scientists said.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The town was contaminated with toxic amounts of metal and chemicals in the soil, but all the people were safe.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
