toxins

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Toxins entered a tributary feeding the Kafue, Zambia's longest river and a major source of drinking water.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Dr. David Lo, director of UC Riverside’s Bridging Regional Ecology, Aerosolized Toxins, and Health Effects Center, said the culprit isn’t actually the chemicals in agricultural runoff.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

Toxins accumulate up the food chain, meaning that creatures eating a lot of fish—including people—could be at elevated risk.

From Slate • Nov. 9, 2023

Toxins seeped into the ground as trucks were also repaired on the lot.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

Toxins, or poisons, formed anywhere in the body, from any cause, get into the blood, are carried to the sensitive nerves of the head and face, and irritate them so that they ache.

From A Handbook of Health by Hutchinson, Woods