How to Use environmental toxin in a Sentence

environmental toxin

noun
  • For a movement built partly around concern over pesticides and environmental toxins, that was not a side issue.
    — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
  • Those imbalances are claimed to be caused by poor nutrition and exposure to environmental toxins and stressors.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
  • We are all exposed, probably on a daily basis, to low level environmental toxins.
    — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Studies show there’s a genetic predisposition when a mom who’s pregnant is exposed to environmental toxins which can increase a child’s risk of autism.
    — Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
  • An expert in metals and environmental toxins believed Ernst was poisoned on May 14 or 15, according to the charges.
    — Trent Abrego, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
  • These tests, done through extensive bloodwork, measure everything from testosterone and environmental toxins to cortisol and insulin—almost 180 biomarkers get checked.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
  • Oquendo says things like living in poverty, or near environmental toxins, or being part of a religious or cultural minority who faces additional daily stressors can all affect mental health negatively.
    — Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Many of the researchers have applied to investigate environmental toxins, underlying genetic factors and prenatal exposures that could cause autism, said Flusberg, Singer and other researchers who applied for grants but did not want to speak publicly during the process.
    — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The commission’s first MAHA report, issued in May, laid out the case that ultraprocessed foods, pharmaceutical prescriptions and environmental toxins are driving a crisis of childhood chronic disease in America.
    — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
  • In late March, HHS slashed over 10,000 jobs, closed half its regional offices, and shuttered entire divisions, like those responsible for ensuring workplace safety standards, monitoring levels of environmental toxins, and supporting children with birth defects.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025

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