contamination

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The study was led by Jasha Dehm of the University of the South Pacific and shows especially high contamination levels in Fiji.

From Science Daily

Despite the scale of the contamination, sea traffic has not come to a halt, and a significant number of merchant ships are still operating in the only maritime export corridor out of Ukraine.

From BBC

Valieva told an arbitration panel she tested positive because of "contamination" from her grandfather's heart medicine.

From Barron's

Swinney added that the government first learned of water contamination issues in 2018 and that all of the issues would be explored in full by the inquiry, which is due to issue its final report.

From BBC

Environmental groups Thursday raised the alarm after finding toxic "pesticide cocktails" in apples sold across Europe, in a new study highlighting widespread contamination.

From Barron's