The residues accumulate in our bodies and can cause cancer and birth defects.

The residues collected can clog the system filters and cause excessive wear or damage to critical components such as the vanes or valves.

The residue can cause corrosion, leading to a breakdown of the computer.

This is the result of powder and grease residues building up in the bore and the same residues can cause the mechanisms of autoloaders to malfunction.

The agency first received studies in the mid-1970's suggesting that daminozide, and its residue, a substance called unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine, might cause cancer.

Efficient cleaning will remove most organisms and the residue, being largely static, will cause no harm.

These residues may cause allergic reactions in extremely sensitive individuals, and they may contribute to forming antibiotic-resistance in bacteria.

However, residues may be present in the finished product and may cause allergic reactions, even where mere residues or traces of allergens are present.

The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to ignore risks it considers trivial in judging whether to ban pesticides whose residues in food may cause cancer.