environmental toxin

noun

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

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No single French personality corresponds exactly to Alex Jones, but few onlookers would be surprised to hear someone on the fringes of a yellow vest assembly worrying that environmental toxins are turning frogs gay. Justin E. H. Smith, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2020 Innovators reducing these environmental toxins can potentially offer a near-term profitable business model and a generational outcome. Sanskriti Thakur, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 Its primary drivers are negative shifts in biology and behavior due to environmental toxins, epigenetic influences, and other genomic disruptors. Sanskriti Thakur, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 When this damage occurs, it is called sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF), and many research studies are focusing on this area of focus when investigating the causes of miscarriage. SDF can occur for any number of reasons, including cell death, environmental toxins, and illness or fever. Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 30 July 2024 Beyond nutrition and diet, environmental toxins, especially endocrine disrupting chemicals, act as estrogen mimickers, binding to estrogen receptors and promoting estrogenic activity. Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 28 June 2024 Hanna-Attisha was inspired by the work of Dr. Manish Arora, who has traveled the world collecting the baby teeth of children in communities struggling to overcome the effects of environmental toxins. Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2024 Men who work in fields where they are exposed to radiation, environmental toxins (pesticides, lead, mercury, or cadmium), or high temperatures are more at risk for infertility. Casey Seiden, Parents, 19 May 2024 Toxic load can also impact autoimmunity as certain environmental toxins affect the body. Dr. Brittany Chambers, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

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“Environmental toxin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/environmental%20toxin. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

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