TOXIC in a Sentence

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For TOXIC, below is one of 13 sentences:
Receiving water taken upstream from the outfall may be specified as a source of dilution water in effluent toxicity tests.

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 Meanings and Examples of TOXIC
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toxic
 a.  poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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1  Unfortunately these drugs are quite toxic and hinder the body's ability to fight off infection.
2  When toxic fumes began to drift toward our homes, we were told to evacuate.
3  Toxicologists attempt to identify and understand toxic hazards.
4  These factories are releasing toxic gases into the atmosphere.
5  Nuclear weapons plants across the country are heavily contaminated with toxic wastes.
6  Clouds of toxic fumes escaped from the chemical plant.
7  Too much toxic waste is being dumped at sea.
8  Probably the most costly to rectify is that caused by toxic chemicals entering the water supply.
9  We must seek an antidote for whatever toxic substance he has eaten.
10  Spanish authorities have prevented a major ecological disaster by diverting a flow of toxic spill away from one of Europe's leading national parks.
11  The additional director general of police in the city of Patna told reporters that forensic tests revealed that the samples contained the pesticide monocrotophos in levels that were "very toxic" for humans.
12  Receiving water taken upstream from the outfall may be specified as a source of dilution water in effluent toxicity tests.
13  Tests of the chemical have shown that it has a high level of toxicity.