When inhaled, they can penetrate the respiratory system's defensive barriers and reach the pulmonary alveoli, so that potentially
toxic substances enter the bloodstream and may increase the incidence of respiratory and cardiovascular problems,» said Paulo Artaxo, Full Professor at the University of São Paulo's Physics Institute (IF - USP) and a co-author of the study.
Subsequently,
the toxic substances enter the body by penetrating the skin and there can give rise to skin damage or even neurotoxic effects.
Not exact matches
Certain behaviors and medical conditions can compromise this wall, allowing
toxic substances and bacteria to
enter the bloodstream.
When they
enter the body, they come in as a red flag and are treated as a
toxic substance.
I'm a big advocate of reading labels of the foods and drinks that I consume in order to prevent
toxic or less - than - health - yielding
substances from
entering my body and advocate the same approach for my patients.
As the tissue is often degenerating or dying,
toxic substances may
enter the blood stream so your pet may be depressed or have a fever.
The lethal potential of these and other poisonous
substances depends on several factors: the amount of a
toxic substance that is inhaled, ingested, or in some other way
enters a cat's system; its inherent potency; the age, size, and general health of an affected animal; and the way in which the
substance is metabolized.
These
toxic substances can also
enter the bloodstream (aka sepsis) resulting in life threatening multi-organ failure.
The difficulty in regulating nanomaterials is compounded by the fact that scientists and industry are divided over whether to consider them as «new chemicals» - which would place them under the purview of the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), an EPA law that requires companies to report any new chemicals being worked on before they are allowed to
enter the marketplace.