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The air district said it didn’t find significant levels of air toxics during the first two days of the fire, although it did record significantly elevated concentrations of particulate matter within the plume downwind.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Their analysis showed elevated concentrations of carbon in the sediment layers directly beneath the wrinkles.

From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026

It exists in the ground, though generally at very low concentrations.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Forty years later, Pope Pius XI, in “Quadragesimo Anno,” criticized concentrations of capital amid the widespread destitution during the Great Depression, but he also criticized the totalitarian responses sweeping Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In Michigan, eggs taken from the oviducts of robins dead of DDT poisoning showed concentrations up to 200 parts per million.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson