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Contamination Quotes

Water, land, and the cost of pollution.

When water can be lit on fire because of methane leaking into the ground, plain language works better than statistics. These quotes treat contamination as a real, physical cost — a pipeline crossing a reservoir's tributaries, mercury settling into rivers.

The Negro race, like all races, is going to be saved by its exceptional men. The problem of education, then, among Negroes must first of all deal with the Talented Tenth; it is the problem of developing the Best of...

Quotes by W. E. B. Du Bois

Currently, the Pegasus Pipeline runs through about 13 miles of the Lake Maumelle watershed and also crosses some of the lake's tributaries. I am especially concerned that the steepness of the shoreline at Lake Maumelle could exacerbate contamination of the...

Quotes by Tim Griffin

When you can light your water on fire due to methane contamination in your ground water, what else can you do but laugh?

Quotes by Josh Fox

I do care about the mercury contamination which this country will be experiencing because of the attempted sellout by this administration to special interests which will result in more mercury in the blood of young children in America.

Quotes by Jay Inslee

Africa Quotes

The air that people breathe in many Chinese cities has become dangerously polluted. Their food supply is subject to constant contamination scandals. Now it appears that not merely stagnant ponds but the water people draw from deep underground is already...

Quotes by James Fallows

The definition of 'safe' is not strictly an engineering term; it's a societal term. Does it mean absolutely no loss of life? Does it mean absolutely no contamination with radiation? What exactly does 'safe' mean?

Quotes by Henry Petroski

The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.

Quotes by Haile Selassie

We are men, and propose to live like men in this free land, without the contamination of slave labor, or die like men, if need be, in asserting the rights of our race, our country, and our families.

Quotes by Denis Kearney

NASA, and all the other spacefaring nations of the world, have agreed to a set of 'planetary-protection' principles, aimed at preventing the accidental contamination of another habitable world with organisms from Earth.

Quotes by David Grinspoon

Alive Quotes

To be on my very first spacewalk, to be outside, and to have contamination in my suit to the point that I couldn't see in either eye - that, I think, would cause some people to lose control.

Quotes by Chris Hadfield

I think the biggest thing is clean as you go. Wash all your knives, cutting boards, dishes, when you are done cooking, not look at a sink full of dishes after you are done. Cleaning as you go helps keep...

Quotes by Cat Cora

The Talented Tenth is alive and well today and visible in all arenas of prominence. 'That they may guide the mass away from the contamination and death of the worst, in their own and other races.' As they elevate themselves...

Quotes by Burgess Owens

It is correct that I overlooked the contamination of the party, not just now but also in the past.

Quotes by Bela Kun

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the 'Contamination' quotes page focus on?
These are quotes about environmental contamination - polluted water, pipelines, and toxic byproducts of industry - drawn from people who witnessed or spoke out about specific pollution events.
Is there a quote about water contamination?
Yes - one line describes the almost absurd situation of being able to light tap water on fire because of methane contamination in the groundwater, a real phenomenon linked to drilling activity near residential wells.
Does this collection mention a specific pipeline?
One quote discusses concern over a pipeline running near a lake watershed and its tributaries, highlighting worry about the terrain's steepness increasing the risk of a spill reaching the water supply.
Why do people look up contamination quotes?
They're often used by environmental writers, students, or advocates who need a concise, quotable line to open an article or presentation about pollution's human impact, similar to how readers browse Attempted quotes for framing language.
Is mercury contamination discussed here too?
Yes - one quote expresses frustration over policy decisions that the speaker believed would allow more mercury to enter the environment, favoring special interests over public health outcomes.

The idea of staying alert to slow, hidden damage carries over into our alive quotes collection, or browse Africa quotes for more on land and resources.