A metallophyte is a plant that can tolerate high levels of heavy metals such as lead.

We cannot tolerate lead levels 65 times higher than the Federal standard.

In ecology, shade tolerance is a plant's abilities to tolerate low light levels.

First, because markets are imperfect in various ways they will tolerate serious levels of inefficiency.

However, like almost all fish it will not tolerate high levels of nitrates.

The former is more robust and can tolerate higher levels of interference but has lower transmission bit rate.

This species tolerates varying light levels, but is at its best in full sun.

Unpleasant though 70-decibel noise may be in space, the Navy has to tolerate much higher levels.

They can tolerate extremely high temperatures and levels of sulfur.

However, it is able to tolerate relatively high levels of sodium in its environment.