Generally, people naturally dislike tastes of foods that are molding or contain toxic substances.
Unlike humans, thankfully, the robot won't be (easily) killed by radiation or toxic substances.
Others say it's high in toxic substances -- mercury, dioxins and PCBs -- and should be avoided.
All of the envelopes proved to be harmless and contained no toxic substances.
The fat cells here are really active, producing toxic substances that cause damage which can lead to heart disease.
The chemical will be added to the Stockholm Convention, which now regulates 22 toxic substances such as DDT and PCBs.
Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for her efforts to protect families in southern California's San Gabriel Valley against toxic substances.
Not only do firefighters deal with extreme heat and exertion, they also are exposed to toxic substances and psychological stress.
The existing law that regulates chemical safety, the Toxic Substances Control Act, was written in the 1970s and is ineffective and outdated.
Jones, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Stephen Alan Owens, resigned.
Researchers now believe that up to 85% of heart attacks occur when arterial plaques suddenly rupture, spilling toxic substances and triggering a massive clot.
Still, the residents with water problems were hopeful that the Atlanta-based U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry was looking at the issue.
Since the Toxic Substances Control Act took effect in 1976, the EPA has tested only 200 of the 80, 000 chemicals in commerce and regulated just five.
Similarly, researchers from Lund University in Sweden found toxic substances in the air of a smoky room were 120 times higher than in a smoke-free room.
But the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry said there was no credible scientific evidence to link cancers, asthma and other illnesses to the military activities.
Not only were the infections eliminated, but their investigation showed no accumulation of toxic substances in the mice, confirming that the drugs were only targeting the infected cells.
In response to an AP records request, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control provided data that showed 17 of them reported waste, while the remaining did not.
But the list needs to grow longer, as well, of those demanding greatly increased support for primary cancer research and stricter environmental controls on the toxic substances we eat and breathe.
The nuclear industry believes recycling the used fuel and turning it into Mox can help reduce the world's growing stockpile of plutonium, one of the most toxic substances known to humankind.
More specifically, the report highlights the need to make breast cancer research more interdisciplinary, to conduct more research into chemical and physical environmental factors, and to improve the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
"We agree that the Toxic Substances Control Act needs to be modernized to further ensure the safe use of chemicals and the innovation of new products, " Scott Jensen of the American Chemical Council wrote in a statement to CNN.
Two years ago, Congress passed legislation creating the compensation fund in response to years of complaints that those who were made sick by their exposure to toxic substances at the Ground Zero site needed and deserved health care and compensation.
Simon Pope, a spokesman for the World Society for the Protection of Animals in London, said his group would like to know whether other rat-control methods that don't involve toxic substances were investigated and what assessment has been made about the pesticides on the birds.
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They conclude that an imbalance between toxic compounds and substances that neutralise and clear these toxins may be important in the development of pre-eclampsia.
The World Conference on Human Rights recognizes that illicit dumping of toxic and dangerous substances and waste potentially constitutes a serious threat to the human rights to life and health of everyone.
That list is part of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, otherwise known as Prop 65, which prohibits businesses from knowingly exposing individuals to listed substances without providing a clear and reasonable warning.
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