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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 ...d with lead; but may also occur after accidental ingestion of contaminated soil, dust, or lead based paint.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Agency for Toxic Subst
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• List of dog diseases
  ...behavior of eating, non-nutritive substances (e.g., [[sand]], [[coal]], [[soil]], [[chalk]], [[paper]] etc.). Pica can be dangerous to dogs, with a risk f ...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)
  ...-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 ...ustoms in 2001 found huge adulteration by many toxic substances, including soil, glue, engine oil and animal faeces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lifeline
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• Trichloroethylene
  Groundwater contamination by TCE has become an important environmental concern. Seepage of the compo ...ac defects observed in studies of communities exposed to trichloroethylene contamination in groundwater, and the effects observed in laboratory animals. A study pub
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• Anniston, Alabama
  ...s became the focus of Anniston's industrial output. Clay pipe, also called soil pipe, was popular until the advent of plastic pipe in the 1960s. ...n had been among the most toxic cities in the country. The source of local contamination was a Monsanto chemical factory, which closed years ago. The [http://www.e
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• 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
  ...dividuals in [[The Dalles, Oregon]], United States, through the deliberate contamination of [[salad bar]]s at ten local restaurants with [[salmonella]]. A leading g ...trol]] did not rule out deliberate contamination, the actual source of the contamination was only discovered a year later. On February 28, 1985, Congressman [[James
  47 KB (6,611 words) - 21:55, 26 September 2010
• Timeline of the 2001 anthrax attacks
  ...guyen's inhalation infection was thought by many to be the result of cross-contamination from the second mailing in October 2001. But looking at the timeline one c ...f the preliminary results from his April 15 sampling. USAMRHD confirms the contamination April 16.
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• Anthrax
  ...c and thermophilic ''Bacillus'' strains from geothermally heated antarctic soil." ''FEMS Microbiology Letters'' '''60'''(3):279–282.</ref> When spores ar ...animal hides, fur, wool ("Woolsorter's disease"), leather or contaminated soil. Anthrax is now fairly rare in humans, although it still regularly occurs i
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