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toxicant

[tok-si-kuhnt] / ˈtɒk sɪ kənt /


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Skinner and his colleagues also conducted epigenetic analysis of each generation of the animals, finding that the toxicant exposures shifted their entire epigenetics dramatically.

From Science Daily Jan. 23, 2024

The study provides evidence that multiple toxicant exposures of past human generations likely had a compounded impact on grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

From Science Daily Jan. 23, 2024

More than 200 parents, teachers and students filed a series of lawsuits against Monsanto, the chemical manufacturer of PCBs, for exposure to the toxicant at Sky Valley.

From Seattle Times Feb. 6, 2022

"A toxicant is not a silver bullet," he adds.

From Salon May 23, 2021

The state of California classifies it as a reproductive and developmental toxicant in humans.

From Scientific American May 12, 2015




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