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Recent Examples of fungicide
To raise healthy plants, conventional horticulture banked on the intensive use of chemicals such as fungicides to ward off all kinds of diseases.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
Although the dangers of fungicides are still being studied, they are linked to developmental delays in children and hormonal disruptions in adults.
—Todd A. Price, The Tennessean, 5 Apr. 2024
With global warming, fungi have become more adapted to higher temperatures like the human body, and with the use of fungicides in farming, fungi are more resistant to treatments.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Mar. 2024
Sometimes brown or large patch, a disease, affects St. Augustine lawns and a fungicide could be applied if this has been a problem in the past.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
Although the dangers of fungicides are still being studied, they are linked to developmental delays in children and hormonal disruptions in adults.
—Todd A. Price, The Tennessean, 5 Apr. 2024
With global warming, fungi have become more adapted to higher temperatures like the human body, and with the use of fungicides in farming, fungi are more resistant to treatments.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Mar. 2024
Sometimes brown or large patch, a disease, affects St. Augustine lawns and a fungicide could be applied if this has been a problem in the past.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fungicide
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Environmental exposures: Exposure to toxic chemicals like herbicides (weed killers) or microplastics increases the risk of developing multiple myeloma.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
14 Feb. 2025
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One final note: In some lawns, annual bluegrass can become resistant to herbicides when the same herbicide has been used repeatedly over the years, says Waltz.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2025
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But for consumers who do choose to partake, there's another layer of concern: Traces of other harmful substances like pesticides, molds and heavy metals might be lurking in a tasty-looking edible or nicely packaged vape.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2025
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The lab also offers tips for helping birds, like putting markers on windows to avoid bird strikes, keeping cats indoors, avoiding pesticides and providing more natural habitat.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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In Uganda, the national government has stopped spraying insecticide and distributing bed nets to pregnant women and young kids; during the country’s next rainy season, which spans from March to May, malaria cases and deaths may spike.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Baits contain insecticide that may not only kill the roach who ingests it but that has a secondary transfer to other roaches who may eat that roach’s waste or the roach itself, says Benson.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2024
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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
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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
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“Fungicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fungicide. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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