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Recent Examples of insecticideThe carcinogenic insecticide did not show up in a single unregulated product.—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 Along with turning lights off at night, these additionally include ceasing the use of pesticides, insecticides and weed killers such as Roundup on lawns.—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024 Run in fear, stamp it underfoot, or poison and suffocate it with insecticide?—Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024 The extremely common practice of spraying insecticides only makes the landscape less habitable.—Benji Jones, Vox, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for insecticide
Using pesticides on a lawn and rototilling flower or vegetable beds could reduce ant populations.
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Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
The overall health risks of organic milk are minimal, especially compared to the potential impact of growth hormones and pesticides used to produce non-organic milk.
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
20 Jan. 2025
Nonetheless, the researchers also acknowledged that realizing such goals will be complex, as U.S. regulators typically consider risks associated with individual toxicants, rather than the complex mixtures that exist in wastewater.
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Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
6 Jan. 2025
Testing water around Luke Air Force Base started in 2019 after the area’s water supply showed high levels of toxicants.
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Shawn Raymundo,
The Arizona Republic,
4 June 2024
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