contaminates

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In Italy if one resident contaminates the wrong bin, the whole block can expect a fine, she explains.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The production of PFAS-coated pans also exposes factory workers to those chemicals, and the wastewater from factories like those are what contaminates waterways, landfills and, in some cases, farmland.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

The concern by scientists interviewed by the AP is that industrial-scale water pumping both contaminates fresh water with brine they pump and effectively dries up the surrounding environment.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Cobalt extraction creates hazardous working conditions and generates toxic waste that contaminates land, air, and water surrounding the mines.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

“Mr. Harris,” said John Thorpe in a husky voice, “in the name of the society whom he contaminates, I demand that you eject that man from this place.”

From An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West by Rice, Alfred Ernest