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Tox
For the town in France, see Tox, Haute-Corse. Tox is believed to be the most prolific graffiti tagger on the London Underground since 2000 . His simple tags TOX 03, TOX 04 etc. in the style of TAKI 183 can be seen many hundreds of times across above-ground sections of the network in Central London,..
Toxandri
The Toxandri were a West-Germanic tribe who settled in nowadays North Brabant (Netherlands) and Antwerp (Flanders) during the first centuries after the birth of Christ. The only thing that is known about this tribe is its location (it was described shortly by Plinius in his Naturalis Historia). In..
Toxandria
Toxandria is the very old name for a region between the Meuse and the Scheldt rivers in France and Belgium. The tribes of Salian Franks that settled the area in the 4th century became known as Toxandrians. These tribes gave rise to the Merovingian dynasty that came to dominate what is now France. I..
Toxaphene
Toxaphene is an organic insecticide with the approximate empirical formula C10H10Cl8 and average molecular mass of 414. It is usually seen as a yellow to amber waxy solid, or in gas form. In 1990, it was banned for all uses in the United States. When inhaled or ingested, sufficient quantities of ..
Toxemia
Toxemia is another term for blood poisoning, or the presence in the bloodstream of quantities of bacteria or bacterial toxins sufficient to cause serious illness. Toxemia of pregnancy is an old-fashioned and technically incorrect term for pre-eclampsia. The condition, while not discovered by Dr. J..
Toxeus
In Greek mythology, Toxeus participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. He was angry that the prize of the boar's hide had been given to a woman by Meleager, who then killed him in the ensuing argument. ..
Toxey, Alabama
Toxey is a town in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 152. Geography Toxey is located at 31°54'49.118" North, 88°18'30.485" West (31.913644, -88.308468)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total ar..
Toxic!
Toxic #1 (March 1991), Marshal Law artwork by Kevin O'Neill. Toxic! was a British weekly comic book published by Apocalypse Ltd. A total of 31 issues were published from March 28th-October 24th 1991. Contents 1 History2 Legacy3 Notable stories4 External links History Tox..
Toxicant
A toxicant is a chemical compound that has an effect on organisms. Toxicants are typically introduced into the environment by human activity.The effects depend on the concentration of the compound. Generally three concentration ranges can be delineated of all chemical compounds too little: the metab..
Toxication
Toxication is the process of drug metabolism in which the metabolite of a compound is more toxic than the parent drug or chemical. An example of toxication is the breakdown of methanol in the mammalian liver. While methanol itself is intoxicating, it is not directly poisonous. However, its metabol..
Toxice
Toxice is the 1st travesty band submitting the Romanian national preselection at Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The band is composed of: Luciana Duvall, Petruţa Grasa, Alehandra dell Bario and Virginia Slim. External link [Official site] ..
Toxicity
Toxic and Intoxicated redirect here – toxic has other uses, which can be found at Toxicity (disambiguation); for the state of being intoxicated by alcohol see Drunkenness. Toxicity is also the name of a System of a Down album, see Toxicity (album) Toxic is also the name of a song by Britney Sp..
Toxicity (album)
Toxicity is System of a Down's second album release. Produced by Rick Rubin, Toxicity was recorded in 2000 and released on September 4, 2001 by American Recordings, debuting at #1 on both the United States and Canadian charts. It was the #1 album in America on the week of the September 11, 2001 at..
Toxicity (disambiguation)
Toxicity is a measure of the degree to which something is toxic or poisonous; the word also has several additional meanings: Toxic (song), is a single by Britney Spears released in 2004.Toxic (2007 film), a movie featuring Susan Ward and Corey Large.Toxicity (album), an album by heavy metal band Sy..
Toxicity (song)
"Toxicity" Single by System of a Down From the album Toxicity Single Released 2002 Single Format CD,Cassette,Vinyl Recorded ??? Genre Alternative metal Song Length Record label American Recordings Producer Rick Rubin Chart positions #25 (UK)#70 (USA) System of a Down single chronology..
Toxicity Class
Toxicity Class refers to a classification system for pesticides created by a national or international government-related or -sponsored organization. It addresses the acute toxicity of agents such as soil fumigants, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, miticides, molluscicides, nematicides, or rode..
Toxicodendron
Toxicodendron is a small genus of woody trees, shrubs and vines, all of which produce the skin-irritating oil urushiol, which can cause a severe allergic reaction; hence the scientific name which means "poison tree". Members of this genus are very often included in the genus Rhus. As genetic stud..
Toxicofera
Toxicofera (Latin for "those who bear toxins"), is a clade which represents about 4600 species (nearly 60%) of Squamates; it encompasses all venomous reptile species, as well as numerous related non-venomous species. Contents 1 Details2 Background3 Conclusions4 External..
Toxicogenomics
Toxicogenomics is a form of analysis by which the activity of a particular toxin or chemical substance on living tissue can be identified based upon a profiling of its known effects on genetic material. Once viable, the technique should serve for toxicology and toxin-determination a role analogous ..
Toxicokinetics
Toxicokinetics is the application of pharmacokinetics to determine the relationship between the systemic exposure of a compound in experimental animals and its toxicity. It is used primarily for establishing relationships between exposures in toxicology experiments in animals and the corresponding ..
Toxicology
Toxicology (from the Greek words toxicon and logos) is the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms. It is the study of symptoms, mechanisms, treatments and detection of poisoning, especially the poisoning of people. The chief criterion regarding the toxicity of a chemical is t..
Toxicophore
A toxicophore is a feature or group within a chemical structure that is thought to be responsible for the toxic properties. A toxic substance exerts its toxicity through interaction (generally covalent binding or oxidation) with a cellular macromolecule, such as a protein or DNA. This causes chan..
Toxics Release Inventory
The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a publicly available database from the EPA that contains information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities reported annually by certain covered industry groups as well as federal facilities. This inventory was established under the Eme..
Toxics use reduction
Toxics use reduction is an approach to pollution prevention that targets and measures reductions in the upfront use of toxic materials. Toxics use reduction emphasizes the more preventive aspects of source reduction but, due to its emphasis on toxic chemical inputs, has been opposed more vigorously ..
Toxic (2007 film)
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Toxic (song)
redirect [[Template:Infobox Single]] "Toxic" is the second single from the album In the Zone by pop singer Britney Spears, released during the first quarter of 2004. The Bloodshy and Avant-produced "Toxic", which has been described as a pop song crossed with a James Bond theme song, boasts both Bol..
Toxic and Nutritional Optic Neuropathy
Toxic and Nutritional Optic Neuropathy is a group of medical disorders defined by visual impairment due to optic nerve damage secondary to a toxic substance and/or nutritional deficiency. The causes of these disorders are various, but they are linked by shared signs and symptoms, which this article..
Toxic Audio
Toxic Audio is a five-person a cappella singing group from Orlando, Florida. They began with appearances at the Orlando International Fringe Festival in the late 1990s, moved up to frequent appearances at the Jazz Club in Pleasure Island at Walt Disney World Resort's Downtown Disney, then performed ..
Toxic capacity
Toxic capacity can mean the toxicity of a substance, possibly in relation to a specific organism and toxic capacity can mean the capacity of an organism, organic system or ecosystem to contain a toxic substance or a selection of toxic substances (a compound) without showing signs of poisoning or dyi..
Toxic cause of Parkinson's Disease
The following is a list of toxins that may cause Parkinson's disease or cause symptoms mimicking Parkinson's disease: Paraquat is a quaternary ammonium herbicide. Other members of this class include diquat, cyperquat, diethamquat, difenzoquat and morfamquat. Pesticides are known to be associated wi..
Toxic City
TOXIC CITY is a club night in and around Birmingham promoting Techno and Acid techno. Currently holding parties 4 times a year with some of the big names in techno such as Dean Rodell,Aaron Liberator,DJ Ant and Mr burns, as well as residents and promoters Nihilist-DJ and Mn8.Toxic city is currently..
Toxic Crusaders
Toxic Crusaders was a cartoon series based on the Toxic Avenger films. It features the lead character of the films leading a trio of misfit superheros who combat pollution. Aimed at children, it is considerably more tame than the edgy films it was based on. Contents 1 Overview2 Crusader..
Toxic epidermal necrolysis
Toxic epidermal necrolysis is a life-threatening and usually drug-induced dermatological condition that occurs more often in women than in men. The higher incidence in the elderly is probably due to the higher amount of prescription drugs taken by them. References Cohen, Victor and Schwartz, Rober..
Toxic food environment
The term toxic environment was coined by Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D., to describe American culture at the end of the 20th century, one that fosters and promotes obesity and unprecedented food consumption. Dr. Brownell a Yale professor and director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale..
Toxic headache
A toxic headache is a type of vascular headache that usually comes from a fever from acute illnesses such as measles, mumps, pneumonia and tonsillitis. These headaches can also be caused by exposure to toxic chemicals, including lead, insecticides, organophosphate pesticides, chemical solvents, alc..
Toxic leader
A toxic leader is someone who has responsibility over a group of people or an organization, and who abuses the leader-follower relationship by leaving the group or organization in a worse-off condition than when he finds them. In her book, "The Allure of Toxic Leaders : Why We Follow Destructive Bo..
Toxic magazine
Toxic magazine was launched in September 2002 by London-based Egmont UK. The intention being to address the elusive boy's magazine market. By including reviews of DVD's, PC games, movies, sport features and the like, combined with irreverent toilet humour, the magazine proved to be very successful. ..
Toxic megacolon
Toxic megacolon is a life-threatening complication of other intestinal conditions. It is characterized by a very dilated colon (megacolon), accompanied by abdominal distention (bloating), and sometimes fever, abdominal pain, or shock. Toxic megacolon is most usually a complication of inflammatory b..
Toxic mold
Molds are ubiquitous in nature, and mold spores are a common component of household dust. The term toxic mold is sometimes used to refer to mold-related indoor air quality problems. Exposure to significant quantities of mold spores can cause toxic/allergic reactions. Under proper growing condition..
Toxic multinodular goitre
Toxic multinodular goitre (or Toxic nodular goitre, or Toxic nodular struma, or Plummer's disease) is a form of goitre that after Grave's disease is the next most common cause of hyperthyroidism. It is named for Henry Stanley Plummer. External links Who Named It [synd/1094][Photo o..
Toxic Narcotic
Toxic Narcotic is a DIY hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States. History Toxic Narcotic has advocated DIY ethics since 1989, through constant touring and release of records through their own label, Rodent Popsicle Records. Their first full-length release was 88-99 in 1999, wh..
Toxic oil syndrome
Toxic Oil Syndrome was the name given to an unusual disease outbreak in Spain in 1981. Its first appearance was as a lung disease, with unusual features: though the symptoms initially resembled a lung infection, antibiotics were ineffective. The disease appeared to be restricted to certain geograph..
Toxic Reasons
Toxic Reasons are an American hardcore punk / punk rock band. They were formed in Dayton, Ohio in 1979. The founding members were Bruce Stuckey (bass guitar & vocals), Joel Agne (guitar & vocals), Ed Pittman (lead vocals), and Mark Patterson (drums). In 1981, Mark Patterson left the band and w..
Toxic Release Inventory reporting system
The Toxics Release Inventory reporting system is an EPA regulation governing the reporting standards for companies who dump waste considered toxic into the environment. Proposed changes in late 2005 would lower the reporting standards for TRI. Several state attorney generals wrote the EPA asking t..
Toxic Rock
Toxic Rock is a new style of rock created entirely by the juggalo rock group Zug Izland in 2004. No other bands so far have been considered toxic rock. Toxic Rock is a play on the name Zug Izland which is an actual waste dump in Detroit, Michigan. ..
Toxic shock syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but potentially fatal disease caused by a bacterial toxin. Different bacterial toxins may cause toxic shock syndrome, depending on the situation. The causative agent is Staphylococcus aureus. A similar condition, called Toxic Shock Like Syndrome (TSLS), is the r..
Toxic Substances Control Act
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is a United States law, passed by the United States Congress in 1976, that regulates the introduction of new chemicals. It grandfathered most existing chemicals, in contrast to the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) legislation of ..
Toxic tort
A "toxic tort" is a special type of personal injury lawsuit in which the plaintiff claims that exposure to a chemical caused the plaintiff's toxic injury or disease. Contents 1 Are there different types of toxic torts?2 How do toxic tort cases differ from other types of toxic litigatio..
Toxic Twins
The Toxic Twins is a nickname given to lead singer Steven Tyler and lead guitarist Joe Perry of American hard rock band Aerosmith. They were given that name in the 1970s, due to thier rampant use of drugs & alcohol both on and off stage, which was a "toxic" combination that almost ended their lives..
Toxic waste
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Toxic waste is a hazardous waste that is toxic (poisonous or hazardous) for lots of variety of reasons. It originates with industry in most cases, particularly chemical and plastics manufacturing. As with many pollution problems, toxic waste began to be ..
Toxic Waste (band)
Toxic Waste were a Anarcho punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. History The band formed in 1982 after inspiration from the Crass gig at the Anarchy Centre in Belfast. Featuring Phil(Bass), Patsy(Vocals), Grub(Drums) and Marty(Guitar) they wanted to take the DIY and anti-establishment ethos of..
Toxic waste (disambiguation)
Toxic waste can refer to: Toxic waste, the environmental concernToxic Waste, the sour confectioneryToxic Waste, the rock group This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the li..
Toxidrome
In medicine, a toxidrome (portmanteau of toxic and syndrome) is a syndrome caused by a dangerous level of toxins in the body. Common symptoms include dizziness, disorientation, nausea, vomiting, and oscillopsia. A toxidrome may indicate a medical emergency requiring treatment at a poison control c..
Toxik
''This article is about the musical group. For the compositing software by Autodesk, see Toxik (software). This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. To..
Toxin
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The venom of the black widow spider is a potent latrotoxin. For a list of biologically injurious substances, including toxins and other materials, as well as their effects, see poison. A toxin (Gk. toxikon "(poison) for use on arrows,") is a poisonou..
Toxinology
Toxinology is the specialized area of toxicology that deals specifically with biological toxins, such as venoms or poisonous plants. ..
Toxin (comics)
Toxin is a fictional character, an anti hero, in the Marvel Comics universe. He is the third major Symbiote of the Spider-Man series. Contents 1 Character history2 Powers and abilities3 Trivia4 See also5 External links Character history Much like his father Venom, Car..
Toxin (disambiguation)
Toxin can have several meanings that relate to toxin, or poison: Toxin (novel) is a 1998 novel by Robin CookToxin (NUMB3RS episode) is the 9th episode of the second season of the CBS television show NUMB3RSToxin (comics), a fictional character by Marvel Comics universe, "grandson" of Venom and ally ..
Toxin (novel)
Toxin is the 1998 suspense thriller book written by Robin Cook. Plot summary [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Dr. Kim Reggis, one of the country's top cardiac surgeons finds himself ill equipped to deal with a medical disaster involving his own daught..
Toxocariasis
Toxocariasis is a parasitic infection with the dog or cat roundworm, Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati, respectively. Ingestion of these worms causes the condition, visceral larval migrans (VLM). Toxocara canis Contents 1 Epidemiology2 Pathophysiology3 Features4 Diagnosis..
Toxocaridae
Toxocaridae is a family of parasitic nematodes that infect canids and felids and which can cause visceral larval migrans in humans. In humans, the worms cannot reproduce. Two important species include: Toxocara canis, which infects dogs, and which has rodent and bird intermediate hosts.Toxocara ca..
Toxodon
Toxodon is a genus of mammals, similar to the capybara but now extinct, that lived in the late Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs in South America. Toxodon fossils were studied by Charles Darwin on his voyage on the Beagle. T. platensis was a large squat herbivore (about 2.75 m (9 feet) long and 1.5..
Toxodonta
Toxodonts represent the largest examples of Notoungulate evolution. The group is named after Toxodon, the first example of the group to be discovered. Scientists believe the Toxodonts first appeared during the Miocene in the form of Nesodon, a medium sized Toxodont which had converted its second u..
Toxoid
A toxoid is a bacterial toxin whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed while other properties, typically immunogenicity, are maintained. Toxoids are used in vaccines as they induce an immune response to the original toxin or increase the response to another antigen. For example, the tetanus to..
Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasma gondii is a species of parasitic protozoa whose definitive host is cats but can also be carried by the vast majority of other warm-blooded animals including humans. It causes the disease toxoplasmosis which is usually minor and self-limiting but can have serious or even fatal effects, p..
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It infects most animals and causes human parasitic diseases, but the primary host is the felid (cat) family. Cats get infected by eating infected rats. Rats get infected by accidentally absorbing cat faeces. The parasi..
Toxorhynchites
Toxorhynchites, also known as mosquito hawks, is a large cosmopolitan genus (nearly 100 species), and one of the few types of mosquito that does not suck blood. Rather, the adults subsist on nectar and other natural carbohydrates. Their larvae prey on the larvae of other mosquitoes. The larvae of..
Toxorhynchites rajah
Toxorhynchites rajah is a species of mosquito in the genus Toxorhynchites. It is endemic to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. In its larval stage, T. rajah is found exclusively in the pitchers of Nepenthes rajah (hence the name), a species of pitcher plant. As such, it is considered a nepenthebiont. Re..
Toxotai
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Toxotai (singular Toxotes) mean archers in Old Greek. The Greek archer armed with short Greek bow (but the Cret..
Toxteth
A picture of some derelict terraces in Toxteth. Toxteth is an area of inner-city Liverpool, England, starting approximately a mile south from the city centre. The area is roughly located in the pseudo triangle formed by Sefton Street (A5036, along the river), Upper Parliament Street eleading ..
Toxteth Dock
The Toxteth Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Brunswick Dock to the north, Harrington Dock to the south. The dock was opened in 1841, it has since closed and been filled in. Most of the dock building still..
Toxteth O'Grady
Toxteth O'Grady is a fictional person mentioned in the British sitcom The Young Ones, as the answer to several questions in a scene spoofing the high-brow television quiz show University Challenge. Hailing from the United States, O'Grady was referred to as holding the world record for the most mars..
Toxteth Park Cemetery
Toxteth Park Cemetery, Smithdown Road, Liverpool. Opened in June 1856. Various building at the cemetery are Grade II listed buildings. The cemetery also contains Toxteth War Memorial. The cemetery's records are held in the Liverpool Record Office on microfilm. The records can provide the Burial R..
Toxteth riots
The Toxteth riots of July 1981 were a civil disturbance in inner-city Liverpool, which arose in part from long-standing tensions between the local police and the black community. They followed the Brixton riots earlier that year. The Merseyside police force had at the time a poor reputation for sto..
Toxteth Unitarian Chapel
Toxteth Unitarian Chapel Park Road, Toxteth, Liverpool, England. The Chapel was built in 1611 for Richard Mather, who was also the school master of Jeremiah Horrox who is buried at the chapel. It is a Grade I Listed building. External links http://www.ihbc.org.uk/context_archive/45/Churches_dir/C..
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