Sentence examples for cocktail effect from inspiring English sources
There may also be a "cocktail effect".
"It's not the dose that's the problem, but the accumulation of pesticides causing a cocktail effect".
The cumulative cocktail effect of modern combinations of additives we eat could also be cause for concern, as the safety of each is only tested in isolation and any possible cocktail effect has not been systematically studied.
The Food Standards Agency asked the Committee on Toxicity to look at the possibility of a cocktail effect recently.
Meanwhile, charities warn that the cocktail effect of the recession and welfare reform has increased demand for mental health services.
As with pesticides, there are doubts about how far safety data from animals can be applied to humans and whether there is a cocktail effect.
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Only recently has the focus been shifted to chronic exposure and to the assessment of cocktail effects.
The study of cocktail effects may be an example of this.
A chemical can be more toxic when it is mixed with other chemicals, because of chemical interactions commonly referred to as cocktail effects.
It thus calls for work to make "assessment of the overall environmental impact on human health more efficient by taking into account effects such as: cocktail effects, combined exposure, and cumulative effects".
