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contamination

[kuhn-tam-uh-ney-shuhn] / kənˌtæm əˈneɪ ʃən /


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Co-author Dr. Stefan Reimann, whose research team in Switzerland closely monitor the atmospheric abundance TFA-forming F-gases, said evidence of increasing contamination is appearing around the world.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Smith said SWW had responded rapidly once the contamination had been discovered, had deployed "substantial personnel" and provided "substantial financial remediation" to those affected.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape also reached a $10 billion settlement in the United States in 2023 over contamination of water supplies.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

"Some people are thinking Ebola is genetic, it's a contamination," he stated.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The difference in experience between the two labs told the tale: to the veteran experimentalists of the Cavendish, contamination was a familiar and well-understood phenomenon, but not so to the brash bombardiers of Berkeley.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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