contaminating

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 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

Outbreaks of typhoid at the time were, in part, blamed on sewage pollution of the water, contaminating the shellfish that were a large part of the diet for poorer communities.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

A court recently ordered PPC to pay around 1.5 million euros in damages for contaminating the groundwater due to poor management of ash around the nearby city of Kozani.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

The latest outbreak was allegedly the result of human waste contaminating a local water supply in the central plateau.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French