Even if we accept the premise/source here(which I do not), you are using the word "inflated" in an entirely different way from the original question I asked.
You stated originally that the numbers cited are inflated, which in this case means not real.
However with this post you are using the term "inflated" in a different sense, namely tacitly agreeing that the original numbers I cited are real,
but are "inflated"in that they are in reality as high as they are because of the contamination.
If I don't understand this correctly, please clarify.
In short as I see it we are looking at the term "inflated" using two separate definitions of the word.
in·flat·ed
/inˈflādəd/
excessively or unreasonably high.
I said "inflated"...PERIOD.