toxins
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The chemicals do not break down under normal environmental conditions and research has shown the toxins are in dangerous concentrations in water, soil and food and can also linger in the body.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
When hypergolic propellants burn, they release highly carcinogenic toxins and can cause suffocation and mutate a person’s DNA.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Under healthy conditions, the blood-brain barrier helps clear waste products from the brain while blocking harmful substances such as toxins and pathogens.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
The legal filing also faults the company’s allgedly poor handling of smoke damage claims, including denials of payments for hygienic testing for toxins.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
His heart beats and his eyelids blink and he breathes and his kidneys process toxins and he talks, and all of it utterly involuntary.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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