How to Use toxicological in a Sentence

toxicological

adjective
  • But toxicological studies on both the mice and humans should track important changes.
    — Nancy Averett, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2021
  • These chemicals can leach out over time through wear, washing and heat, adding a toxicological problem on top of the physical one.
    — Ryan Brennan may 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
  • His cause of death was determined to be multiple blunt-force injuries and there were no toxicological anomalies.
    — John Antczak, The Seattle Times, 25 May 2017
  • The toxicological tests were negative for alcohol and drugs of abuse.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
  • After the man was released due to insufficient proof, Marsh went on to invent a new toxicological test to detect the poison.
    — Justin Jacobs, Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2017
  • This conclusion was reached after complete toxicological analyses on urine, blood and vitreous humor, carried out in a very short time.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • But scientists familiar with Novichoks have a good idea how the toxicological sleuths went about it—and are impressed at how fast the culprit was unmasked.
    — Richard Stone, Science | AAAS, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The results of the toxicological tests to determine if Payne was under the influence of alcohol or other substances at the time his death are still pending.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Some are moving to have independent autopsies and toxicological tests done in the United States.
    — Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News, 18 July 2019
  • The final cause and manner of death will be determined following the autopsy, police, and toxicological reports.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Traces of marijuana, caffeine and tobacco were found in his system from toxicological testing, according to the report.
    — Stephanie Lai, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Dukes’ wife had reported to police that he was intoxicated, but toxicological testing after his arrest showed no blood alcohol.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024
  • Ingredients will come with toxicological data to inform best and safe usage, adds Novakovich, and other tests which look at the formulation as a whole will follow.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • George also says that most toxicology studies only take into account the toxicological impact on healthy animals, which, again, isn’t the full picture.
    — Sam Jones, Scientific American, 29 July 2022
  • Adeva said toxicological information could not determine the cause of a collision.
    — Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, 22 Aug. 2019
  • His research has found that overloading the consumer with information on carbon footprint, working conditions or toxicological impacts does not always change their habits.
    — Nell Lewis, CNN, 27 Sep. 2019
  • An initial post-mortem examination ruled out foul play and appeared to point to death from natural causes, according to a police spokeswoman, who said that results to toxicological tests were pending.
    — Niki Kitsantonis, New York Times, 12 June 2024
  • Urine samples were collected from the persons presenting symptoms of nausea for toxicological analysis.
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2014
  • However, some results of toxicological analyses of the deaths should be interpreted with caution, and some cases could remain unclear despite an in-depth analysis of all data available.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Among the drugs found by a urine toxicological test performed by officials were marijuana, opioids, antidepressants and benzodiazepines, the statement said.
    — Sophie Reardon, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Those statements prompted investigators to carry out toxicological examinations on dozens of other patients who died at the hospitals, leading to the new charges.
    — Time, 22 Jan. 2018
  • This has spurred calls for immediate toxicological evaluations and monitoring of chloronitramide anion in water systems.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The study found that an overall human health risk assessment for plastic particle pollution is currently not possible due to lack of data on both toxicological hazard and human exposure.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
  • And that’s in the doses currently in the environment—the toxicological burden will only get worse if plastics production continues unabated.
    — WIRED, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The report indicates that forensics are now waiting on results from histopathological, biochemical, and toxicological reports to better understand the substances that may have been in his body at the time of his death.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Among the drugs found by a urine toxicological test performed by officials were marijuana, opioids, tricyclic antidepressants and benzodiazepines, the statement said.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 11 July 2022
  • Five of the autopsies were complete as of last week, while three were undergoing further toxicological analysis with the help from the FBI because of the circumstances of the deaths.
    — NBC News, 30 June 2019
  • The inland taipan’s claim to fame stems largely from toxicological studies showing that its venom is extraordinarily potent in laboratory testing.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The agency’s existing guidance on what to include in applications is daunting, going far beyond providing basic toxicological and safety reports.
    — Jacob Grier, Slate Magazine, 1 Aug. 2017
  • The results of a toxicological examination are still pending, Bavarian police said.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026

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