toxicology
noun
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Even though most of us are aware of toxicology primarily from crime shows on TV, toxicologists actually do most of their work in other fields. Many are employed by drug companies, others by chemical companies. Many work for the government, making sure the public is being kept safe from environmental poisons in the water, soil, and air, as well as unhealthy substances in our food and drugs. These issues often have to do with quantity; questions about how much of some substance should be considered dangerous, whether in the air or in a soft drink, may be left to toxicologists. But occasionally a toxicology task may be more exciting: for instance, discovering that what looked like an ordinary heart attack was actually brought on by a hypodermic injection of a paralyzing muscle relaxant.
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025
However, at a news conference on Friday, Aguilera's family attorney, Tony Buzbee, condemned the investigation’s findings, while pointing to the autopsy and toxicology reports not being completed, according to The Daily Mail.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
While it’s not thought that the driver was under the influence at the time of the incident, Brown told The Sacramento Bee that a toxicology analysis is standard in fatal collisions.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Armentano agreed, adding that toxicology tests of the marijuana patients used before developing CHS would be helpful in understanding a more direct cause.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Toxicology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toxicology. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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