environmental toxin

noun

: a small amount of poison found in air, water, food, etc.

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Genetics, environmental toxins, physical activity and socioeconomic status, among other factors, also play roles. Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 7 May 2025 Thus, there has been a rightful concern and regulation of environmental toxins in air, water, and food, as well as the impact of climate change on health. Scott A. Rivkees, Time, 6 May 2025 For those fired up to do something about environmental toxins, the Citizens’ Climate Lobby was taking names. Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 Read More: The 4 Main Types of Dementia Restoring Memory Studies have already established that environmental toxins lead to higher NO levels in the brain. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 This is coming from an environmental toxin, and somebody made a profit by putting that environmental toxin into our air, our water, our medicines, our food. Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025 On America's Drug Crisis On March 18, Kennedy said top priorities of his department include ending America's epidemic of chronic illness by focusing on safe, wholesome food, clean water and eliminating environmental toxins. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025 The causes are not fully understood, but they’re thought to range from changing lifestyle factors such as dietary patterns and sleep deprivation, to increasing exposure to harmful environmental toxins or viruses. Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 That is at least partly in keeping with Kennedy’s charge that environmental toxins play a role. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Environmental toxin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/environmental%20toxin. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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