At least 200 others have contracted the disease, which is caused by contaminated food or water and can be fatal if not treated.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

"Working in a field hospital outside of a nuclear,contaminated zone is a little different than working in a combat zone in Iraq or Afghanistan."

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

She says when state regulators tested imported shrimp they found it was contaminated with antibiotics and other chemical residues that are illegal in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

Dewaal says, there is evidence some imported shrimp are grown in contaminated ponds.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

She says contaminated floodwaters can cause fatal illnesses, such as diarrhea and cholera.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

Allen Hershkowitz with the Natural Resources Defense Council, a private environmental group, says air quality around landfill sites must be carefully checked when oil-contaminated waste is added to normal household trash.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

So their playgrounds are contaminated,outside the homes,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.19

"Traditional environmental risks are those that face largely the poor in China, risks like drinking water contaminated with infectious organisms or highly polluted indoor air from people burning wood or other dirty fuels inside homes without chimneys."

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

But the sight of workers wearing white protective suits and gloves hauling in tons of oil-contaminated waste - including bags of sandy tar balls, vegetation,used oil booms, rags and other clean-up supplies - has caused alarm among some Gulf coast communities.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05