Sentences with phrase «certain kinds of chemicals»

«I'm not saying it is inappropriate for all testing, but to use it as the only test animal in this program means that we could really underestimate the effects of certain kinds of chemicals.

Not exact matches

Chemical weapons, like certain other kinds of weapons are banned not because of people killed by them, but because of what they do to the survivors.

Similar chemical reactions may send certain kinds of magma frothing up from deep within the Earth, carrying diamonds along the way.

Steve: And the amazing thing is these researchers saw these filaments grow spontaneously from the spheres, and they had no reason to expect that, but it's also just a natural kind of structural formation that happens with these particular chemical compounds when they're in [a] certain shape.

The unfertilized eggs of some animals (small invertebrates, worms, some species of fish, lizards and frogs) can develop into full - grown adults under certain environmental conditions — usually a chemical stimulus of some kind.

Planetary atmospheres can block certain wavelengths of light, depending on what kind of chemicals they contain, so the fact that one wavelength of infrared radiation is blocked while another passes through can help astronomers understand that there's not only an atmosphere there, but also provide clues as to what it's made of.

For example, if certain herbs aren't grown in a non-contaminated environment, they can be exposed to multiple kinds of chemicals, toxins, and pesticides.

Long before I became a Catholic, I had to laugh at a certain kind of «all - natural» hippie, who would be meticulous about her diet, yet not bat an eye at the chemical and hormonal torture, or otherwise unnatural activities, involved in birth control.

Since off - gassing is worst in the first few inches, wrapping your mattress in certain kinds of (safe) plastic and using an organic topper can help lessen the chemicals you're absorbing.

According to a report published by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) last November, a variety of flea and tick pesticides contain chemicals called «organophosphate insecticides,» or OPs, which have been linked to brain damage, harm to the human endocrine system, and certain kinds of cancer.

These kinds of chemicals are known to build up in the body and can lead to a demise in health, from infertility and birth defects to certain kinds of cancer.