Sentence examples for toxicants from inspiring English sources

The Safer Chemical Ingredients List contains chemicals that have been screened to exclude CMRs (carcinogens, reproductive/developmental toxicants and mutagens) and PBTs (persistent, bio-accumulative, and toxic compounds) and other chemicals of concern.

One of the most insistent voices arguing against e-cigarettes has been the World Health Organisation, which has called for a ban on vaping indoors, citing evidence that "suggests exhaled e-cigarette aerosol increases the background air level of some toxicants, nicotine and particles".

Figure 1 summarizes the conditions of exposure to toxicants.

We need to know the health effects of exposure to multiple toxicants because MCLs are set for exposures to one chemical only and not combinations".

Many of his proposals focus on early development: encouraging pregnant women not to smoke and drink, and working to ensure that young children get proper nutrition and protection from toxicants — not to mention eating plenty of fish.

This includes nearly 1.5m metric tons of chemicals that are persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic; more than 756,000 metric tons of known or suspected carcinogens; and nearly 667,000 metric tons of chemicals that are considered reproductive or developmental toxicants.

A greenish tinge on potatoes, although merely the harmless substance chlorophyll, indicates that the natural toxicant solanine may be present.

The time it takes for a systemic toxicant to act depends on many factors, such as the rates of absorption, biotransformation, distribution, and excretion, as well as the speed of action at the target site.

The report, which will be discussed in further detail in Moscow in October, said that despite marketing claims the 'smoke' expelled by e-cigarettes is not just "water vapour" and that exhaling this indoors "increases the background air level of some toxicant, nicotine and particles" that is "in the range of that produced by some cigarettes".

An example of a systemic toxicant is methanol, which is absorbed and biotransformed into formic acid.

Mr. Syrett: PVC is a known carcinogen and developmental toxin, and it's a suspected cardiovascular and blood toxicant, neuro toxicant, reproductive toxicant, respiratory toxicant, sense organ toxicant and endocrine toxicant.