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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Thorne also wrote Toxic Town, also streamed by Netflix, telling the real-life story of the Corby case that occurred in the 1980s and ‘90s, when numerous children were born with birth defects after a toxic waste site was established near the town in Northamptonshire, UK.
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 10 May 2025
Today, Montana is home to the largest complex of Superfund sites, or government toxic waste cleanups, in the country.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Those include assisting with emergency response to wildfires in Los Angeles and flooding in the Southeast, making progress on cleanup of some Superfund toxic waste sites and expanding the detection of PFAS water contamination.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
However, the improper disposal of the toxic waste led to dozens of children being born with limb deformities.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 10 May 2025
Today, Montana is home to the largest complex of Superfund sites, or government toxic waste cleanups, in the country.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Those include assisting with emergency response to wildfires in Los Angeles and flooding in the Southeast, making progress on cleanup of some Superfund toxic waste sites and expanding the detection of PFAS water contamination.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
However, the improper disposal of the toxic waste led to dozens of children being born with limb deformities.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for toxic waste
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“Toxic waste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toxic%20waste. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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