contamination

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This research is the first to clearly show how forests become contaminated with microplastics and to directly connect that contamination to particles transported through the air.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 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

Smilowitz added that these fine details, like contamination during sampling or preparation, or if the products were tested in powder form or prepared formula, matter in understanding the results.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Probably no person is immune to contact with this spreading contamination unless he lives in the most isolated situation imaginable.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson