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Contaminants are substances that make something impure or undesirable. Contaminants can impact various environments such as air, water, or soil. In addition, biological samples can become contaminated compromise the results of tests perdormed in medical or research laboratories.
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MAY 01, 2019Plants & Animals
A team of researchers in the United Kingdom was conducting river water chemical analyses when they happened upon a mind- ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2019Videos
The USDA has announced a recall of about 113,424 pounds of ground beef potentially linked to an outbreak of infection.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2019Microbiology
Measles is extremely contagious, the CDC has stated that 555 cases have been reported - so far this year.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2019Microbiology
Hospital staff are encouraged to wash their hands to stop germs from spreading. It seems patients and rooms may also nee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2019Plants & Animals
Casa de Campo is the largest public park in Spain’s beautiful capital of Madrid, and many visitors have taken noti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 19, 2019Microbiology
While every effort is made to ensure that the stuff we send into space is free of Earthly contamination, microorganisms ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2019Videos
More than 500 million people depend on the Ganges River as their main source of water. The Ganges River also holds ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 14, 2019Videos
Butterball, Kroger, and Food Lion are recalling around 78,164 pounds of the ground meat because it may be contaminated w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2019Chemistry & Physics
During the first decade of the 21st century, the world saw a rapid surge of research and development activities surround ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 09, 2019Videos
In 1928, Alexander Fleming found a contaminated Petri dish, and from there, humanity's use of antibiotics started.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2019Health & Medicine
There is a consensus that the first HIV infection occurred in the 1920s in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic o ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAR 03, 2019Microbiology
This work shows how weather data can be used to prevent future disease outbreaks from happening.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2019Immunology
UCLA researchers have identified for the first time the origin of an immune cell that plays a critical role in the forma ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 25, 2019Technology
Graphene has been dubbed the "miracle material" because for its unique qualities and for a long time scientist ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 05, 2019Health & Medicine
It can be incredibly tempting to lick the spoon after mixing a fresh batch of cookie dough in your kitchen, but many hea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 28, 2019Microbiology
A growing number of pathogenic microbes are gaining resistance to antibiotics, and the genes that confer that resistance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2019Technology
In a study published in Scientific Advances, Researchers at Cornell University created an innovative computer program kn ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 24, 2019Technology
A proof-of-concept algorithmic model was recently developed by researchers at North Carolina State University that could ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 24, 2019Videos
The CDC has warned people not to eat uncooked flour - it is not treated to remove germs, and must be cooked.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2019Earth & The Environment
A study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment suggests that desalination plants are releasing too mu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
Earlier this month, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) made history by becoming the first space agency ever ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 13, 2019Earth & The Environment
Desalination technology has a long way to go, as most methods require 10-1000 times more energy than traditional methods ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 09, 2019Videos
Plastic is a major pollutant that is contaminating our waterways and oceans. Researchers have now found a way to create ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2019Videos
We're surrounded by bacteria; they live everywhere in our environment and even inside of our bodies. While many are harm ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
A team of researchers in the United Kingdom was conducting river water chemical analyses when they happened upon a mind-
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2019
Videos
The USDA has announced a recall of about 113,424 pounds of ground beef potentially linked to an outbreak of infection.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2019
Microbiology
Measles is extremely contagious, the CDC has stated that 555 cases have been reported - so far this year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2019
Microbiology
Hospital staff are encouraged to wash their hands to stop germs from spreading. It seems patients and rooms may also nee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
Casa de Campo is the largest public park in Spain’s beautiful capital of Madrid, and many visitors have taken noti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 19, 2019
Microbiology
While every effort is made to ensure that the stuff we send into space is free of Earthly contamination, microorganisms
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2019
Videos
More than 500 million people depend on the Ganges River as their main source of water. The Ganges River also holds
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 14, 2019
Videos
Butterball, Kroger, and Food Lion are recalling around 78,164 pounds of the ground meat because it may be contaminated w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
During the first decade of the 21st century, the world saw a rapid surge of research and development activities surround
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 09, 2019
Videos
In 1928, Alexander Fleming found a contaminated Petri dish, and from there, humanity's use of antibiotics started.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2019
Health & Medicine
There is a consensus that the first HIV infection occurred in the 1920s in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic o
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 03, 2019
Microbiology
This work shows how weather data can be used to prevent future disease outbreaks from happening.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2019
Immunology
UCLA researchers have identified for the first time the origin of an immune cell that plays a critical role in the forma
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 25, 2019
Technology
Graphene has been dubbed the "miracle material" because for its unique qualities and for a long time scientist
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
It can be incredibly tempting to lick the spoon after mixing a fresh batch of cookie dough in your kitchen, but many hea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 28, 2019
Microbiology
A growing number of pathogenic microbes are gaining resistance to antibiotics, and the genes that confer that resistance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2019
Technology
In a study published in Scientific Advances, Researchers at Cornell University created an innovative computer program kn
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 24, 2019
Technology
A proof-of-concept algorithmic model was recently developed by researchers at North Carolina State University that could
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 24, 2019
Videos
The CDC has warned people not to eat uncooked flour - it is not treated to remove germs, and must be cooked.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment suggests that desalination plants are releasing too mu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Earlier this month, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) made history by becoming the first space agency ever
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 13, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Desalination technology has a long way to go, as most methods require 10-1000 times more energy than traditional methods
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 09, 2019
Videos
Plastic is a major pollutant that is contaminating our waterways and oceans. Researchers have now found a way to create
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Videos
We're surrounded by bacteria; they live everywhere in our environment and even inside of our bodies. While many are harm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch