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Recent Examples of toxicant
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.
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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
Nicotine pouches are purportedly intended to help people stop smoking cigarettes, Irfan Rahman, PhD, who runs a lab that conducts research on toxicants at the University of Rochester Medicine, told Health.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
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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
Nicotine pouches are purportedly intended to help people stop smoking cigarettes, Irfan Rahman, PhD, who runs a lab that conducts research on toxicants at the University of Rochester Medicine, told Health.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toxicant
Noun
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They can be found in solvents, refrigerants, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals and are used as flame retardants and fire extinguishants.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Mar. 2025
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The study says that the use of pesticides (especially insecticides), habitat loss through land development and climate change are all contributing to the loss of butterflies, as the insects' breeding patterns and food sources are disrupted.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Using Pesticides in the Garden Keeping an immaculate garden usually relies on pesticides and herbicides.—
Lauren David,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Mar. 2025
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In that case, early detection of invasive species, by satellite imagery or by people on the ground, is the best way to stop invasives with a variety of removal techniques, be that herbicide or something else, in an attempt to keep them somewhat contained.—
Kylie Mohr,
Vox,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Fire ants are active; use an insecticide to treat the entire lawn following label instructions.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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In Uganda, for example, the National Malaria Control Program has paused spraying insecticide, program head Dr. Jimmy Opigo said.—
Kimmy Yam,
NBC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The apple varieties whose flavors are familiar from the supermarket, such as Granny Smith, Fuji or Honeycrisp, are sprayed regularly with fungicides and other chemicals in commercial orchards.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Otherwise, use of a fungicide labeled for rust control on ornamentals would be helpful.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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While all strains of S. aureus produce toxins, only around 5% secrete specific types known as exfoliative toxins A and B (ETA and ETB).—
William Truswell,
Verywell Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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Blooms typically start in spring when the sun is out longer, fueling the toxins’ growth.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Orange County Register,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Our goal is to get toxins out of our environment, poisons out of our food supply, and keep our children healthy and strong.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Our goal is to get toxins out of our environment, poisons out of our food supply and keep our children healthy and strong.—
NPR,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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What these arguments fail to understand is that DEI protections were put in place for certain groups because of historically discriminatory hiring practices and to course-correct toxic, racist, ableist, homophobic, transphobic, and sexist workplaces.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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This strategy has amplified his visibility but has also drawn criticism for aligning with internet personalities accused of toxic and, for some, abusive behaviors.—
Kia Turner,
refinery29.com,
28 Nov. 2024
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“Toxicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toxicant. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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