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But for consumers who do choose to partake, there's another layer of concern: Traces of other harmful substances like pesticides, molds and heavy metals might be lurking in a tasty-looking edible or nicely packaged vape.
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Brian Mann, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
The lab also offers tips for helping birds, like putting markers on windows to avoid bird strikes, keeping cats indoors, avoiding pesticides and providing more natural habitat.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Hazardous items in the fire zones can include batteries, ammunition, propane tanks, pesticides, and cleaning products that can become unsafe when exposed to heat and fire.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
The ash contains pesticides, asbestos, plastics and lead, all of which children are more vulnerable to, but scientists still don't know the long-term health impacts of exposure.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Brian Mann, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
The lab also offers tips for helping birds, like putting markers on windows to avoid bird strikes, keeping cats indoors, avoiding pesticides and providing more natural habitat.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Hazardous items in the fire zones can include batteries, ammunition, propane tanks, pesticides, and cleaning products that can become unsafe when exposed to heat and fire.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
The ash contains pesticides, asbestos, plastics and lead, all of which children are more vulnerable to, but scientists still don't know the long-term health impacts of exposure.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Pesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesticide. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd 
: a substance used to destroy pests
pesticidal
adjective
ˌpes-tə-ˈsīd-ᵊl
Medical Definition
pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd
: an agent used to destroy pests
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