contaminated
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Susie Dai, a researcher at Mizzou, recently created a modified strain of algae designed to capture harmful microplastics from contaminated water.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Most hantavirus infections occur when people are exposed to contaminated droppings, urine or saliva of infected rodents.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Hantavirus is a rare disease typically transmitted to humans through inhalation of particles contaminated with the urine, droppings or saliva from a rodent.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Hantavirus typically spreads from rodents, with people infected by breathing in air contaminated with virus particles from rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
No sooner had the other one done so than he let go of me as though I were contaminated.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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