pesticide poisoning

collocation in English

meaningsofpesticideandpoisoning

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pesticide
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpes.tɪ.saɪd/us
/ˈpes.tə.saɪd/
a chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and other ...
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poisoning
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpɔɪ.zən.ɪŋ/us
/ˈpɔɪ.zən.ɪŋ/
an illness caused by eating, drinking, or breathing a ...
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(Definition ofpesticideandpoisoningfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There are three types ofpesticidepoisoning.
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The executive's inspectors and doctors in its employment medical advisory service carry out investigations into all individual cases of suspectedpesticidepoisoningwhich are notified.
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A number of recording systems exist which include reports ofpesticidepoisoningwithin their terms of reference.
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No inquiry into accidents involving crop spraying aircraft over the last six years has pointed to a pilot being affected bypesticidepoisoning.
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There are something like 25 millionpesticidepoisoningincidents in the undeveloped countries each year.
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Many employers in it are suffering the effects ofpesticidepoisoning, and many are dying as a result.
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Lots of fish die during the farming season frompesticidepoisoning.
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Most estimates concerning the extent of acutepesticidepoisoninghave been based on data from hospital admissions which would include only the more serious cases.
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A number of residents, including two infants, suffered symptoms ofpesticidepoisoning.
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A few additional screening questions about the patient's work and home environment, in addition to a typical health questionnaire, can indicate whether there was a potentialpesticidepoisoning.
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According to one study, as many as 25 million workers in developing countries may suffer mildpesticidepoisoningyearly.
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Most of the book is devoted to pesticides' effects on natural ecosystems, but four chapters detail cases of humanpesticidepoisoning, cancer, and other illnesses attributed to pesticides.
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Most of the book is devoted to pesticides' effects on natural ecosystems, but four chapters also detail cases of humanpesticidepoisoning, cancer, and other illnesses attributed to pesticides.
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Similarly, there has been an effort to address the concern for homepesticidepoisoningin the homes of farm working families.
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