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toxic harmful or deadly toxic [′täk·sik] (medicine) Relating to a harmful effect by a poisonous substance on the human body by physical contact, ingestion, or inhalation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The toxic algae growth in Siltcoos Lake reaffirms the obvious. Yet the once abundant menhaden has become increasingly threatened; as its numbers dwindle, bigger fish and birds dependent upon them starve, and seas and bays they filter becoming increasingly choked with toxic algae. Indeed, several studies reported that the effect of the toxic algae Alexandrium tamarense could take up to an hour before having an effect on the clearance rate of bivalves (Gainey & Shumway 1988, Bardouil et al. |
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