contamination

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Agriculture companies generally require an outsider to wear washed clothes they provide before working with livestock to avoid any contamination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"It led to a wild goose chase of trying to figure out where this contamination could possibly have come from, because we just knew this number was far too high to be correct," Clough said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The team also examined whether a common aquatic plant in the region, Salvinia auriculata, could help reduce this contamination.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Stacey's family of six have all switched to a dairy free diet to avoid any cross contamination in the kitchen, and Stacey and her husband make all of Brayen's school lunches.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

They would have to call the Environmental Protection Agency, which has jurisdiction in cases of environmental contamination by an extreme biohazard.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston