Toxicant

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028398",
  "term": "Toxicant",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A poisonous substance.\n\n2. A harmful substance or agent that may injure an exposed organism.\n\n3. A toxic agent that is harmful to plants and animals.\n\n4. A chemical with known toxic properties.\n\n5. A harmful substance or agent that may injure an exposed organism. [EPA 2005b]\n\n6. A substance that kills or injures an organism through chemical or physical action or by altering the organism’s environment; for example, cyanides, phenols, pesticides, or heavy metals; especially used for insect control. [RAIS 2004, SRA 2004]\n\n7. A poison that is made by humans or that is put into the environment by human activities. Many pesticides are toxicants.",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Terms of Environment; EPA 2005b",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "CADDIS Glossary; Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System (CADDIS) Glossary",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/toxicant/"
}