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toxins
Poisonous substances, consisting mainly of protein, that are a by-product of metabolism in certain organisms. Toxins that enter the body through a bacterial infection can be very harmful and can result in diseases such as tetanus and botulism.
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Gary Ridgway, the prolific “Green River Killer,” inhaled the same Puget Sound toxins.
The toxins accumulate in filter-feeding fish, and then poison larger mammals who gobble up the fish in mass quantities.
Issued by the Make America Healthy Again Commission, the report concluded that poor diet, environmental toxins, stress, insufficient physical activity and "overmedicalisation" may contribute to chronic illness among American children.
Public health officials say despite fire-related debris washing ashore, there is little evidence of fire-related toxins in ocean water in high enough concentrations to make someone sick.
The venom of Sydney funnel-web spiders goes into rabbits, which are immune to the toxins.
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