contamination

Physicists can now make droplets dance, float and bounce above a surface, keeping small amounts of fluid free of contamination and ripe for testing.

(Society for General Microbiology) Scientists studying arsenic pollution have discovered a living sensor that can spot contamination.

They have also discovered new bacteria that can clean up arsenic spills even in previously untreatable cold areas, microbiologists heard today (Monday Sept. 8, 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin.

(Elhuyar Fundazioa) The research Project led by Dr. Nestor Etxebarria of the University of the Basque Country is aimed at monitoring contamination of ports.

Mussels are used to measure the levels of contaminants as they feed by filtering water and so accumulate any contaminant substances in their organs.