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• Trifluralin
  ...efer. 1997. Environmental fate of trifluralin. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 153: 65-90.</ref>
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• Dry cleaning
  ...3, the [[California]] Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted an airborne toxic control measure (ATCM) to reduce perc emissions from dry cleaning operations. The d ...modern tumble dryers exhausts. This not only contributed to environmental contamination, but also much potentially reusable perc was lost to the atmosphere. Much s
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• Indoor air quality
  ...architecture)|ventilation]] to dilute contaminants, filtration, and source control are the primary methods for improving indoor air quality in most buildings. ...ey are usually cost effective and can greatly reduce or even eliminate the contamination and the associated health risks.
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  ...carbon monoxide exposures.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)|title=Houseboat-associated carbon monoxide poisonings ...NEJM199811263392206}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |title=Deaths from motor-vehicle-related unintentional
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• Blood-borne disease
  A '''blood-borne disease''' is one that can be spread by contamination by [[blood]]. ...infective. ''Blood and Body Fluid precautions'' are a type of [[infection control]] practice that seeks to minimize this sort of disease transmission.
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• Nosocomial infection
  In the [[United States]], the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] estimates that roughly 1.7 million hospital-associated inf '''United States''': The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) estimates that roughly 1.7 million hospital-associat
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• Asbestos
  ...e web|url=http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts61.html |title=Centre for disease control article on asbestos |publisher=Atsdr.cdc.gov |date= |accessdate=2010-01-12} ...ffects of asbestos dust, but required that the companies maintain complete control over the disclosure of the results.<ref name="Castleman"/>
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• Air safety
  ...in the 1950s by [[airport surveillance radar]] as an aid to [[air traffic control]]. [[VHF omnidirectional range]] (VOR) stations became the predominate mean ...rdia Near-Crash Is One of a Rising Number</ref> Lack of information by the control tower, or delayed instructions, are major factors contributing to accidents
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• Benzene
  ...te web |url=http://www.epa.gov/EPA-AIR/2006/March/Day-29/a2315b.htm |title=Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources |publisher=U.S. Environment ...proximately 100,000 different sites which have benzene soil or groundwater contamination. In 2005, the water supply to the city of [[Harbin]] in China with a popula
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• Pesticide poisoning
  A '''pesticide poisoning''' occurs when chemicals intended to control a [[pest (animal)|pest]] affect non-target organisms such as humans, wildli ...target drift, and the general public who are exposed through environmental contamination.<ref name=CD_p767/>
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• Cadmium
  ...hese tools (along with routine tool testing programs to detect any cadmium contamination) from the A-12/SR-71 and U-2 programs, and subsequent aircraft programs usi *Cadmium is used as a barrier to control neutrons in [[nuclear fission]].<ref name="HgCdPb"/>
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• Hexavalent chromium
  {{Main|Hinkley groundwater contamination}} ...ovich was involved again. The Midland groundwater reached higher levels of contamination than in Hinkley with 5250 ppb or 5.25 ppm.<ref>[http://therealnews.com/t/in
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• Lead poisoning
  ...of lead per [[deciliter]] of blood (μg/dL). The US [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] and the [[World Health Organization]] state that a blood l ...name="Ragan09-JAAPA">{{Cite pmid|19697571}}</ref> Causes of environmental contamination include industrial use of lead, such as is found in plants that process lea
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• Lead
  ...eb|url = http://www.lead.org.au/fs/shootingranges.pdf|format = PDF|title = Contamination at Shooting Ranges|first = Corinne|last = Rooney|publisher = The Lead Group ...al base metal of [[organ pipe]]s, mixed with varying amounts of [[tin]] to control the tone of the pipe.<ref>{{cite book|url = http://books.google.com/?id=I0h
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• Pentetic acid
  ...ny other chelating agents, DTPA has been considered for treatment internal contamination from radioactive materials such as [[plutonium]], [[americium]] and other [ ...TPA], a [[fact sheet]] produced by the United States [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]].
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• Sulfuric acid
  ...chamber acid being the acid produced in lead chamber itself (<70% to avoid contamination with [[nitrosylsulfuric acid]]) and tower acid being the acid recovered fro ...the ammonia to be crystallized out as a salt (often brown because of iron contamination) and sold into the agro-chemicals industry.
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• List of phobias
  * [[Mysophobia]] – fear of germs, contamination or dirt. ...eves that he is one of the [[Agent (The Matrix)|Machine agents]] trying to control her.
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• List of dog diseases
  ...s, but the mortality rate is only 5 to 8 percent.<ref>{{cite web | title = Control of Canine Influenza in Dogs: Questions, Answers, and Interim Guidelines ...disease caused by the bacteria ''[[Clostridium tetani]]'' following wound contamination. Dogs are not very susceptible to tetanus. Signs include difficulty opening
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• Cannabis (drug)
  ...r scientific purposes". It also required parties to "exercise an effective control of such a nature as to prevent the illicit international traffic in Indian ...-2007.pdf |title=Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety - Contamination of herbal or 'skunk-type' cannabis with glass beads}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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• 2003 ricin letters
  ...bt.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/facts.asp Facts About Ricin], ''Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, March 5, 2008, accessed May 5, 2009.</ref> Ricin is easily ...lope at a Postal Facility - South Carolina 2003]", ''[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]'', 2005 Preparedness Conference, accessed May 5, 2009.</re
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