toxic effect
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“The major toxic effect is coming from these bacterial toxins that we are seeing in the dust,” Lo said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2024
Meanwhile, studies of wildfire ash focused on freshwater ecosystems, where the overwhelming amount of debris often has a toxic effect.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023
The Office for National Statistics found six people died from the "toxic effect of ingested plants" in 2016..
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2023
"In fact, the chemicals possibly contained in foods, beverages, and personal care products consumed by breastfeeding mothers may be transferred to the offspring, potentially exerting a toxic effect."
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2022
Either the anti-kemmer hormones or the veridicals evidently had a toxic effect on my non-Gethenian nervous system, and the effect was cumulative.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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