contamination
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Because some plants absorb more heavy metals than others, those preferences can influence how much contamination bees encounter.
From Science Daily • Jul. 7, 2026
After a local Florida news report about contamination in the Loxahatchee River about five years ago, Cafaro called an official with the river district in Jupiter, Fla., Bud Howard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
This allows for dose customization but isn’t subject to the same reviews for safety, efficacy or consistency, and may carry added risks related to quality control, potency variation or contamination.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
While the outbreak’s specific strain of E. coli was not found in the products, some samples taken by investigators had high bacterial counts, indicating contamination.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
These photographs were definite proof that the virus was multiplying in the Reston monkeys— that it was not a laboratory contamination.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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