noun
definition
A toxic or poisonous substance
Examples of toxicants in a Sentence
The social rank of individual fish within a hierarchy can have a profound influence on its physiology and susceptibility to aquatic toxicants.
However, potatoes also contain a number of other inherent toxicants such as tropane alkaloids, terpenoids, saponins, protease inhibitors and lectins.
A MAFF Food Sense booklet Natural Toxicants in our Food covers mycotoxins and offers advice on avoiding risks from contaminated foods.
Specific problems were also highlighted through a workshop of experts on chemical contaminants and naturally-occurring toxicants in food.
Furthermore current technology has purification procedures for only a fraction of known plant toxicants.
This report, the second Food Surveillance Paper on Natural toxicants, is the first exclusively covering inherent toxicants i.e. those produced by plants.
The results of the analyzes for inherent natural toxicants will be reported separately.
Carcinogens, mutagens & reproductive toxicants are one group of chemicals which cause particular public concern.
Some phthalates are known to be reproductive and developmental toxicants, or are known to disrupt the endocrine system.
The impact of the current policy on levels of contamination was assessed through the Delphi survey of experts on chemical contaminants and naturally-occurring toxicants.
However, genetically modified plants could also contain unexpected high concentrations of plant toxicants.
The linkage between breast cancer and chemical toxicants is unclear, but a number of studies indicate the need for precautionary action.
This report, the second Food Surveillance Paper on Natural Toxicants, is the first exclusively covering inherent toxicants i.e. those produced by plants.
This general area of chemical contaminants and inherent toxicants in food is further considered in relation to the Food Surveillance Paper.