Professor Ervin says this means that some farmers are again using the more toxic herbicides to control weeds.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

Executive coach,CNN commentator and author Lauren Mackler calls it a "toxic" environment.

VOA: special.2011.03.25

When a baby is put face down in a bed, it begins to re-breathe carbon dioxide, which is toxic.

VOA: standard.2010.02.08

Weissman says manufacturers often promote a product's recycled content, but might not mention,for example, that it contains toxic substances.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

Ervin says that means some farmers have returned to using soil-disturbing tillage or more toxic herbicides to control weeds.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Wolfenbarger says insect-resistant GE crops have fewer adverse effects because farmers don't have to spray as many toxic insecticides.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Dr.Nissen points out that many over the counter drugs - aspirin,ibuprofen, acetaminophen or paracetamol - can be toxic if used improperly.

VOA: standard.2010.03.02

The European Green Party has also accused European companies of using Somalia's shoreline as a dump site for the disposal of toxic waste.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

"It could be hitting natural fractures that already exist." Fox notes that toxic gases like benzene,toluene and hexane also accompany natural gas extraction.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

In the latest development, U.S.authorities are launching an investigation into the presence of the toxic chemical cadmium in children's jewelry imported from China.

VOA: standard.2010.01.11

(Voice) Ahmed says the pirates are defending the Somali coast from illegal shipping and toxic waste dumping.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

He says the battle against illegal fishing and toxic waste is no longer what drives piracy.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

And farmers planting glyphosate-resistant crops can use just one less-toxic herbicide to control weeds.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Black leaders who opposed the move said the station would be, as Washington Post reporter Philip Kennicott put it, one of the toxic byproducts of oppression.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

They're concerned about potentially toxic waste entering their local landfills.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

Geithner said government and private investors will work together to purchase bad loans from banks, so-called "toxic assets", so the banks can resume lending and get the economy going again.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Mr.Fillon expressed confidence in U.S.Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's newest initiative to help stabilize the banking system by providing guarantees and low-interest loans to investors willing to purchase toxic assets from banks.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

With his mind electronically linked to his Avatar body, Jake not only can walk again and survive in the toxic atmosphere of Pandora, he can also make direct contact with the Na'vi.

VOA: standard.2009.12.19

Most of the data comes from the industrialized world. Not surprisingly, burning fossil fuels for transportation and electrical generation top the list for their contributions to climate change, acid rain and toxic pollution.

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

And,he said, tar balls are less toxic.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26