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Recent Examples of toxicant
One concern is that toxicants in the sharks’ livers can hinder production of vitellogenin, which becomes the yolk needed for egg cells.
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Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 19 July 2024
Since toxicants can be found in both healthy and unhealthy foods, this research suggests that some foods can contain a mix of components that are both beneficial and harmful for sleep.
—Erica Jansen, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 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
Interestingly, our group has recently shown that toxicants in food or food packaging, like pesticides, mercury and phthalates – chemicals used to manufacture plastics – can affect sleep.
—Erica Jansen, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024
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Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 19 July 2024
Since toxicants can be found in both healthy and unhealthy foods, this research suggests that some foods can contain a mix of components that are both beneficial and harmful for sleep.
—Erica Jansen, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 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
Interestingly, our group has recently shown that toxicants in food or food packaging, like pesticides, mercury and phthalates – chemicals used to manufacture plastics – can affect sleep.
—Erica Jansen, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toxicant
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The species was on the endangered list for nearly four decades – from 1970 to 2009 – because of exposure to the pesticide DDT, and they’re still protected.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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State lawmakers in Georgia and North Dakota have passed bills that would protect pesticide manufacturers from the same kind of legal liability that held Bayer responsible for Barnes’ cancer.—
John Klar,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2025
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There are several types of pre-emergent herbicides available.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Unlike farms where fields stacked next to each other can become contaminated from non-organic herbicides, the Anderson Ranch property can remain neutral ground.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2025
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Unsafe levels of pesticides or insecticides like chlorfenapyr were detected in a recent Los Angeles Times investigation last published last December.—
Benjamin Adams,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Hubbard said the sanctuary doesn’t spray pesticides or insecticides and just finished a three-year native pollinator program.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
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If needed, a fungicide for foliage plants could be applied but does not appear necessary with your plants.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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Controlling invasive species using pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides can be effective but can also be expensive and ultimately end up harming an environment's health, warned the USDA.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
13 May 2024
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This month, whales have died in Long Beach and Huntington Beach from the toxin and dozens of pelicans have become ill, with their offspring on the brink of starvation.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Inspectors say more than 100 sites could remain in Syria after the fall of the longtime president, raising concerns about who controls the deadly toxins.—
Raja Abdulrahim,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Quint advocated for natural solutions to rodent abatement such as mint balls and peppermint oils instead of rat poison.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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Dolphins also suffer from the effects of the poison but tend to get stranded on the beaches and almost always die.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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The toxics killed fish and wildlife, closed beaches, and endangered environmentally sensitive areas.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2025
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In Colorado, the process to choose the five priority air toxics included consulting with multiple stakeholders.—
Jenni Shearston,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Toxicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toxicant. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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