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Recent Examples of toxicant
Nonetheless, the researchers also acknowledged that realizing such goals will be complex, as U.S. regulators typically consider risks associated with individual toxicants, rather than the complex mixtures that exist in wastewater.
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
One concern is that toxicants in the sharks’ livers can hinder production of vitellogenin, which becomes the yolk needed for egg cells.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 19 July 2024
Testing water around Luke Air Force Base started in 2019 after the area’s water supply showed high levels of toxicants.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2024
The incidence of obesity, kidney disease, and prostate disease increased in each subsequent generation after the first toxicant exposure.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 2 Feb. 2024
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
One concern is that toxicants in the sharks’ livers can hinder production of vitellogenin, which becomes the yolk needed for egg cells.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 19 July 2024
Testing water around Luke Air Force Base started in 2019 after the area’s water supply showed high levels of toxicants.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2024
The incidence of obesity, kidney disease, and prostate disease increased in each subsequent generation after the first toxicant exposure.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 2 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toxicant
Noun
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No antibiotics, artificial growth hormones, toxic pesticides or GMOs, ever.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The analysis found a total of 303 different chemicals in the garments’ fabric, representing a number of different classes, including pesticides, preservatives, flame retardants and pharmaceuticals.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Weed killers or herbicides are made with chemicals that can be harmful to people, wildlife, and the environment.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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Finally, some fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides also contain heavy metals that can further contaminate soil and local water.—
C. Michael White,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Look for an insecticide spray containing carbaryl or bifenthrin.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
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Seal cracks and entry points, apply residual insecticide before sealing and install door sweeps, weather-stripping and vent screens.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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What To Do After Pruning After pruning, treat any cuts with fungicide to prevent disease if desired.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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Apply Azoxystrobin turf fungicide to stop it.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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In the waters from Oregon to the Sonoma/Mendocino line, state health officials determined that high levels of a toxin called domoic acid would pose a public health risk, hence the order banning recreational crabbing until further notice.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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And your best defense against lead –– and any other toxin –– is a diverse, nutritionally dense diet, Zagorski said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to a news release, Enviro-Master uses a non-toxic, non-corrosive and food-safe germicide that's dispensed from an electrostatic sprayer, basically the equivalent of a proton pack for germs.—
Slone Terranella,
Detroit Free Press,
3 Dec. 2020
Noun
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Disney Villains have broken out of the Halloween season and moved into more permanent homes at Disney theme parks, where their poison apples and magic potions promise to turn happily ever after into a nightmare fantastic on a year-round basis.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Alcohol is effectively a poison.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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Israeli policy has made the very subject toxic, turning normalization into a domestic and strategic risk for Arab leaders and their governments.—
GALIP DALAY,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Oct. 2025
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Environmental advocates say the new regulation of air toxics, which was required under a 2022 bill called Public Protections From Toxic Air Contaminants, will make the state’s air cleaner and its people healthier.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Toxicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toxicant. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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