contamination
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In the last week the BBC has visited all the 14 existing inland river locations which were tested by the Environment Agency last year for contamination from bacteria linked to human and animal faeces.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
"Our results have far-reaching implications. Firstly, it refutes the hypothesis that any organics found in fossils must result from contamination."
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
It noted "worrying cadmium contamination at all ages, starting from a very young age".
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
She also noted the risk of contamination and a lack of dosing standardization, which apply to all peptides people are buying online without prescriptions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Sometimes the menace is to the crop itself — a menace that remains as long as the insecticide contamination is in the soil.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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