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toxins

  1. 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.

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The toxins accumulate in filter-feeding fish, and then poison larger mammals who gobble up the fish in mass quantities.

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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.

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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.

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The venom of Sydney funnel-web spiders goes into rabbits, which are immune to the toxins.

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