toxic waste
noun
: unwanted chemicals that are the result of manufacturing or industry and that are poisonous to living things
The company was fined for dumping toxic waste into the river.
toxic waste dumps/sites
Toxic wastes were detected in the soil samples.
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In the process, he's thrown into a vat of toxic waste.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
That change would eventually reshape life in the Permian Basin, where truckers haul everything from frac sand to toxic waste on narrow county roads ill-equipped for the boom.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
Processing rare earths often involves the use of solvents, which can produce toxic waste that pollutes the soil, water, and atmosphere.
—Jason Neely and Eric Onstad, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The fires also bring costs such as the health impact of pollution and toxic waste generated by the burns, a decline in business activity and a population exodus, the UCLA economists said.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
That change would eventually reshape life in the Permian Basin, where truckers haul everything from frac sand to toxic waste on narrow county roads ill-equipped for the boom.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
Processing rare earths often involves the use of solvents, which can produce toxic waste that pollutes the soil, water, and atmosphere.
—Jason Neely and Eric Onstad, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The fires also bring costs such as the health impact of pollution and toxic waste generated by the burns, a decline in business activity and a population exodus, the UCLA economists said.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Toxic waste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toxic%20waste. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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