contaminating

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Microplastics and nanoplastics are widely known for contaminating oceans, rivers, and farmland.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

On land, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that Israeli strikes on Tehran fuel depots constituted "ecocide", contaminating soil and groundwater and causing long-term risks to people's health.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The firestorm ravaged Pacific Palisades and Altadena, killing 31, destroying more than 16,000 structures and contaminating others with toxins and heavy metals.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Particles emitted from a fusion plasma will erode the reactor wall, contaminating the plasma and rendering most known materials brittle and porous within months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

HeLa cells are still contaminating other cultures and causing an estimated several million dollars in damage each year.

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