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Recent Examples of toxicant
Then, using a simulation, the team found that the warmth and weight of the sleeping child could increase the off-gassing of the toxicants.
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Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
Chemical components of pesticides were found in four of the products — inhaling certain pesticides through marijuana smoking poses a risk of harmful toxicants entering the lungs and bloodstream.
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Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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
Testing water around Luke Air Force Base started in 2019 after the area’s water supply showed high levels of toxicants.
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Shawn Raymundo,
The Arizona Republic,
4 June 2024
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Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
Chemical components of pesticides were found in four of the products — inhaling certain pesticides through marijuana smoking poses a risk of harmful toxicants entering the lungs and bloodstream.
—
Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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.
—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
6 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toxicant
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Compared with synthetic fibers, which slough off microplastics that pollute waterways, land and air, natural fibers can be grown or raised in ways that sequester carbon, improve soil health and reduce inputs like pesticides, resulting in a lower environmental footprint, Pingree said.
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The letter makes presumptions about herbicides and pesticides that do not line up with its proposal outlined on a website detailing the training center project, the statement said.
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Suddenly, chemical and pharmaceutical companies saw opportunities to earn money by engineering specific traits, such as herbicide tolerance, into key crop plants, including corn, soybeans, cotton and canola, and patenting those varieties.
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The letter makes presumptions about herbicides and pesticides that do not line up with its proposal outlined on a website detailing the training center project, the statement said.
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An inspection found traces of the insecticide phosphine gas on towels, masks and swab samples taken from the hotel.
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Healthy soil retains more water, cycles more nutrients and suppresses more pests, all work that conventional operations purchase as fertilizer, irrigation and insecticide.
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Use a fungicide if needed and reduce humidity around the plant.
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One is boscalid, the systemic endocrine-disrupting fungicide that the EPA is reevaluating.
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Major organs start to shut down – the barriers that separate the gut from the rest of the intestines can become more porous, leaking deadly toxins into the bloodstream and the heart fails.
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Normally that barrier lets nutrients through while blocking bacteria and toxins.
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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.
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Kara’s after Krem, too, after the space pirate poisons Krypto the Superdog and has the antidote to save him.
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Rather than relying solely on poison, the researchers recommend combining multiple control methods, including sealing entry points, improving sanitation, removing food sources and using traps.
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At the same time, the Trump administration has taken steps to roll back regulations on emissions from industrial facilities, such as mercury and other toxics emitted from coal plants.
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Portside residents face higher cancer risk from air toxics than 93% of the nation.
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“Toxicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toxicant. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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