1.   Officials said there was no evidence that any people had been contaminated by the asbestos, which can pose health hazards after prolonged exposure.

2.   To that effect, other songs speak of contaminating people with anthrax.

3.   Pollution from the industrial countries is contaminating the people and wildlife of the Arctic and a global offensive is needed to stop it, a Norwegian official said Wednesday.

4.   Defense lawyers presented their closing arguments Friday in the trial of three former French Cabinet ministers for their alleged roles on contaminating people with HIV-tainted blood.

5.   Pollution from the industrial countries is contaminating the people and wildlife of the Arctic, and a global offensive is needed to stop it, Norwegian officials said Wednesday.

6.   The bacteria was present for more than a day because people were contaminated on different days, Foldy said.

7.   Two million people were contaminated, according to health officials.

8.   Authorities have banned the airlift, claiming that a cholera outbreak among the refugees could contaminate other people, though aid workers say this risk can be contained.

9.   Local authorities have banned the airlift, claiming that a cholera outbreak among the refugees could contaminate other people, though aid workers say this risk can be contained.