Because tailings dams often store toxic chemicals from the mining process, they have an impervious liner to prevent seepage.

Because of the lower levels of the toxic and irritating properties of genetically modified rapeseed oil, Canola oil is a more promising source for manufacturing biodiesel than the natural oil as a renewable alternative to fossil fuels.

Because superoxide is toxic, nearly all organisms living in the presence of oxygen contain isoforms of the superoxide scavenging enzyme, superoxide dismutase, or SOD.

Because the various binders and inert ingredients that were contained in the pill form were toxic when smoked, this practice was roundly decried by the medical community as a serious health risk.

Because plutonium is chemically reactive it is common to plate the completed pit with a thin layer of inert metal, which also reduces the toxic hazard.

Because chlorine is a toxic gas, there is a danger of a release associated with its use.

Because so many species within this genus are so deadly toxic, if a specimen is identified incorrectly, consumption may cause extreme sickness and possibly death.

Because pellagra outbreaks occurred in regions where maize was a dominant food crop, the belief for centuries was that the maize either carried a toxic substance or was a carrier of disease.

Because metol is relatively toxic and can cause skin sensitisation, modern commercial developers often use phenidone or dimezone S ( 4-hydroxymethyl-4-methyl-1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone ) instead.

Because imidacloprid binds much more strongly to insect neuron receptors than to mammal neuron receptors, this insecticide is selectively more toxic to insects than mammals.

Because olestra is made by chemically combining sugar and vegetable oil, it releases no toxic fumes and could potentially become a safe and environmentally friendly replacement for petrochemicals in these applications.

Because MPTP itself is not directly harmful, toxic effects of acute MPTP poisoning can be mitigated by the administration of monoamine oxidase inhibitors ( MAOIs ) such as selegiline.

Because of the harsh conditions and the reactivity of the intermediates, this otherwise quite useful reaction tends to be messy, as well as toxic to the health and environment.

Because high concentrations of auxins are toxic to most plants, synthetic auxins are effective weed killers.

Because of the contained allyl isothiocyanate, this type of mustard oil is toxic and irritates the skin and mucous membranes.

Because the fangs are only a fraction of an inch long in even the largest species these snakes must hang on, at least momentarily, as they inject their venom, the most toxic of all snakes.

Because organic substances are toxic to the bacteria, they are non-pathogenic and incapable of causing disease.

Because of concerns about this mercury escaping into the environment, the mercury cell process is generally being replaced by plants which use a less toxic cathode.

Because of its wide availability as a drinking-water decontaminant, and high content of potassium iodide, emergency use of it was at first recommended to the Polish government in 1986, after the Chernobyl disaster to replace and block any intake of radioactive, even though it was known to be a non-optimal agent, due to its somewhat toxic free-iodine content.

Because the ichor was similar in function to blood, poisons and other toxic substances that were circulated in its bloodstream would adversely affect a Vampire, although no dosage was large enough to cause death.

Because of these pharmacological effects, ethionine is highly toxic and is a potent carcinogen.

Because high levels of these substances are toxic to the brain and other organs, this accumulation leads to the serious medical problems associated with maple syrup urine disease.

Because the pigment tends to oxidize and darken on exposure to air over time, and it contains lead, a toxic, heavy metal, it has been largely replaced by another pigment, Cadmium Yellow ( mixed with enough Cadmium Orange to produce a color equivalent to chrome yellow ).

Because of their extremely toxic properties, these chemicals were chosen to provide an initial focus for chemical emergency planning.

Because of potentially lethal dietary and drug interactions, monoamine oxidase inhibitors have historically been reserved as a last line of treatment, used only when other classes of antidepressant drugs ( for example selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants ) have failed.

Because these basic ontological meanings both generate and are regenerated in everyday interactions, the locus of our way of being in a historical epoch is the communicative event of language in use.

Because thought underlies almost all human actions and interactions, understanding its physical and metaphysical origins, processes, and effects has been a longstanding goal of many academic disciplines including, among others, biology, philosophy, psychology, and sociology.

Because pragmatics describes generally the forces in play for a given utterance, it includes the study of power, gender, race, identity, and their interactions with individual speech acts.

Because of the interactions of three major rock formations, the rocky bed did not erode evenly.

Because the known laws of physics are all local, and because non-local interactions combined with relativity lead to causal paradoxes, many physicists find this unacceptable.

Because Descartes ' was such a difficult theory to defend, some of his disciples, such as Arnold Geulincx and Nicholas Malebranche, proposed a different explanation: That all mind – body interactions required the direct intervention of God.

Because of the non-local nature of non-bonded interactions, they involve at least weak interactions between all particles in the system.

Because the memes of instruction of production of material culture are included, then the entire culture, including material culture and interactions between individuals is determined by information held within the meme pool.

Because the abstractions governing the user's interactions with a PC were so new, many people who had been working white-collar jobs for ten years or more eventually took such training courses, either at their own whim ( to gain computer skills and thus earn higher pay ) or at the behest of their managers.

Because these chemical interactions subtly alter the tip's vibration frequency, they can be detected and mapped.

Because of the potential subtle interactions between components, it is increasingly difficult to exercise a realistic set of possibilities by simulation.

Because of the complexity of medications including specific indications, effectiveness of treatment regimens, safety of medications ( i. e., drug interactions ) and patient compliance issues ( in the hospital and at home ) many pharmacists practicing in hospitals gain more education and training after pharmacy school through a pharmacy practice residency and sometimes followed by another residency in a specific area.

Because of this close contact, interactions cannot remain completely liberated of value commitments.

Because Dynamic Quality is indefinable, the novel discusses the interactions between the four Static values and the Static values themselves.

Because this violation is only a small effect in most processes that involve the strong interactions, isospin symmetry remains a useful calculational tool, and its violation introduces corrections to the isospin-symmetric results.

Because the weak interactions violate parity, collider processes that can involve the weak interactions typically exhibit asymmetries in the distributions of the final-state particles.

Because protein complexes are responsible for most biological functions, genetic interactions are a powerful tool.

“ Because classroom interactions and societal discourse are mutually influential, instructors and students bring their own biases and cultural perspectives into the classroom .” Public opinion definitely influences the interactions people have with one another.

Because the Mule had psychic powers of mind control, he did not fit the model of interactions psychohistory was based upon.

Because Javanese civilization has been influenced by more than a millennia of interactions between the native animism and the Indian Hindu — Buddhist culture, there are traces of their influences in Javanese history, culture, traditions and art forms.