Even though groundwater only makes up an estimated 0.61% of the water on Earth, it accounts for 98% of the available freshwater (Fetter, 1999). In many parts of the world (including southwestern North ...

Cross-contamination in a laboratory was at fault for the finding of a finished product positive for Salmonella, according to a study. In 2013, during a routine analysis of food samples, one finished ...

Contamination at CDC lab delayed rollout of coronavirus tests The CDC took weeks to remove a troubled test component, which wasn't needed for virus detection. Anthony Tran, center, the public health ...

Contamination from a firefighting foam has been found at Brookhaven National Laboratory, raising concerns from an advisory group that a soon-to-be-regulated chemical has spread off-site to private ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — State health officials on Friday disclosed an incident at a state lab that revealed cross-contamination of test samples, drawing into scrutiny at least 52 drug cases ...

Feb. 5—Two workers suffered skin contamination in separate incidents last month at Los Alamos National Laboratory's plutonium facility, the latest in a series of worker-safety lapses at the lab. In ...

The cross contamination most likely occurred because chemical mixtures were assembled into the kits within a lab space that was also handling synthetic coronavirus material. The scientists also said ...