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a chemical that is used to kill animals or insects that damage plants or crops
The family farm has gradually moved away from the use of pesticides.
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Recent Examples of pesticide
Additionally, the contamination of soils with pesticides, heavy metals, and other pollutants can lead to significant health hazards.
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
One statistic indicates that more than 90% of strawberry, apple, cherry, spinach, nectarine, and grape samples tested positive for residues of two or more pesticides, which is pretty sobering stuff.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
During the interview, Smith admitted to the theft and spraying of the pesticide.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Revelations in Paige and Alex’s investigation shook consumer confidence and prompted California officials to begin testing cannabis products for pesticides.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
One statistic indicates that more than 90% of strawberry, apple, cherry, spinach, nectarine, and grape samples tested positive for residues of two or more pesticides, which is pretty sobering stuff.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
During the interview, Smith admitted to the theft and spraying of the pesticide.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Revelations in Paige and Alex’s investigation shook consumer confidence and prompted California officials to begin testing cannabis products for pesticides.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pesticide
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Young southern Africans like Estância grew up not with the injustice of colonialism, but with the poisons of poverty and corruption that followed it.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Jan. 2025
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Anyone who eats death cap mushrooms may fall ill, then appear to recover, but the poison can then cause liver failure or death, officials said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
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Nonetheless, the researchers also acknowledged that realizing such goals will be complex, as U.S. regulators typically consider risks associated with individual toxicants, rather than the complex mixtures that exist in wastewater.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
6 Jan. 2025
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Testing water around Luke Air Force Base started in 2019 after the area’s water supply showed high levels of toxicants.—
Shawn Raymundo,
The Arizona Republic,
4 June 2024
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Rodenticides and insecticides are extremely harmful if pets ingest them directly or eat affected pests.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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The carcinogenic insecticide did not show up in a single unregulated product.—
Paige St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2024
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Post-emergent herbicides can be used more selectively, but also pose environmental risks, including toxicity to birds, bees, and mammals that consume or contact them.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2025
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Fennimore specializes in vegetables, for which there are few herbicide options, and there are fewer still for organic growers.—
Michelle Weber,
Longreads,
7 Nov. 2024
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Some people have trouble absorbing this vitamin due to disease, gastric surgery, or medication.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
11 Jan. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs, possibly a million or more, were swept into camps and prisons, with former detainees reporting abuse, disease and, in some cases, death.—
Dake Kang and Huizhong Wu,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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To raise healthy plants, conventional horticulture banked on the intensive use of chemicals such as fungicides to ward off all kinds of diseases.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Oct. 2024
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Although the dangers of fungicides are still being studied, they are linked to developmental delays in children and hormonal disruptions in adults.—
Todd A. Price,
The Tennessean,
5 Apr. 2024
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Snake venoms are made up of many different toxins mixed together.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2025
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Snake venoms typically contain a wide variety of toxins, and these experiments only targeted two of them.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
15 Jan. 2025
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This strategy has amplified his visibility but has also drawn criticism for aligning with internet personalities accused of toxic and, for some, abusive behaviors.—
Kia Turner,
refinery29.com,
28 Nov. 2024
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Fipronil is also high toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Nov. 2024
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“Pesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pesticide. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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