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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The Biden administration expanded benefits for veterans with cancer believed to be linked to burn pits where tens of thousands of service members were exposed to toxic waste.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
If the samples surpass those limits, companies would be required to dispose of the product through incineration or at a landfill approved for toxic waste.
—Alejandra Martinez, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
Over 47,000 drums of toxic waste were also buried in the ground.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Strong Motion trafficked in mysterious earthquakes and toxic waste.
—Adam Moss, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
If the samples surpass those limits, companies would be required to dispose of the product through incineration or at a landfill approved for toxic waste.
—Alejandra Martinez, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
Over 47,000 drums of toxic waste were also buried in the ground.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Strong Motion trafficked in mysterious earthquakes and toxic waste.
—Adam Moss, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Toxic waste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toxic%20waste. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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