How to Use toxicological in a Sentence

toxicological

adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Her work has found that the proportion of sea lion pups the researchers define as at high risk of toxicological impact from mercury is increasing by 3.7% per year.
    Sara Tabin, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
  • But toxicological studies on both the mice and humans should track important changes.
    Nancy Averett, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • Some are moving to have independent autopsies and toxicological tests done in the United States.
    Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News, 18 July 2019
  • 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
  • Autopsies showed the tourists died of natural causes, but two of the cases are receiving further toxicological analysis with help from the FBI, García told reporters.
    Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
  • To set this threshold the EPA factors in all that is known about the toxicological profile of each chemical and how the commodity fits into normal diets with special consideration for the diets of children.
    Steven Savage, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Dominican Republic’s prosecutor’s office said forensics experts are performing toxicological and other tests to determine the causes of death of Holmes and Day.
    Washington Post, 6 June 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • After 15 months of treatment, the expression of HBsAg was reduced and liver injury was significantly alleviated in the mice and no toxicological effects were observed18.
    Chao Yan, Scientific American, 17 June 2020
  • 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
  • The man has been brought to the District Prosecutor’s Office as forensic, clinical and toxicological examinations are pending.
    Hannah Knowles, Washington Post, 16 July 2019
  • Toxicological tests showed naloxone, a medication used to reverse the effects of heroin and opioid overdoses, and promethazine, a sedative commonly used to prevent nausea and vomiting, in Butterfield's system.
    Luke Hammill, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2017
  • According to the lawsuit, toxicological and autopsy reports are exempt from the family's request for privacy because they are constituted by Tennessee open records laws as public records.
    Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Adeva said toxicological information could not determine the cause of a collision.
    Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Hess, the Arizona coroner, said determining environmental heat was a factor in someone's death is difficult and can take weeks or even months of investigation including toxicological tests.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Toxicological testing done by a laboratory in Pennsylvania showed Manderson had small amounts of caffeine, carboxyhemoglobin and citalopram/escitalopram in her system at the time of her death, several hours after the crash.
    Bill Bird, Naperville Sun, 11 May 2017
  • Urine samples were collected from the persons presenting symptoms of nausea for toxicological analysis.
    Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2014
  • 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
  • Toxicological examination of Mr. Lubitz’s remains found traces of the antidepressants mirtazapine and citalopram as well as zopiclone, an insomnia treatment, the report said.
    Nicola Clark, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2016

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