Adjective The fumes from that chemical are highly toxic. Tests will be run to determine if the landfill is toxic. Noun tested for toxics in the water supply
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Adjective
Due to the leaks, petroleum and other toxic chemicals entered the local water supply, which around 93,000 people use. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 It’s in the California oil patch, where toxic chemicals sicken low-income families.Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 Plastic pipes damaged in wildfires could release toxic chemicals into drinking water, the NRDC document suggests, citing an October 2021 EPA fact sheet. Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2022 The study did note that the material in valley fills often contains toxic chemicals and heavy metals resulting from the mining process. John Mccracken, Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 The State of the Great Lakes report uses nine indicators of ecosystem health: drinking water, beaches, fish consumption, toxic chemicals, habitat and species, invasive species, nutrients and algae, groundwater, and watershed and climate impacts. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022 When alerted that their natural gas pipelines were leaking excessive amounts of methane gas, polluting the air with toxic chemicals, and costing them millions, major oil companies were still reluctant to seal the gas leaks. Jonathan Rose, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2022 The fires burned toxic chemicals and were often close to areas in which service members lived and worked while overseas. Landon Mion, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2022 These blooms can produce toxic chemicals that, upon exposure, can cause varying levels of sickness and severe health effects in people, livestock, and animals. Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Aug. 2022
Noun
Their relationship has been fraught and low-key toxic from the beginning, but it's taken time and distance to see that clearly. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 15 June 2020 Because the whales feed near shore from the base of the food chain, even sucking up sediments and mud, their scat also could provide information about toxics in the environment, Giles said. Lynda Mapes, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2020 Same with non-toxic, because the terms don't have concrete, universal definitions. Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2020 More: Would Fab Five revival at Michigan turn Michigan State rivalry toxic? Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2020 Pollution, from oily toxics to plastics, spills into coastal waters. Craig Welch, National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019 Adding certain types of biomass to the soil and covering it in plastic can kill the spores, as the material decomposes and releases gas toxic to bacteria and fungi. Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 17 July 2019 From his initial charm to his subsequent gaslighting, Parker's behavior is textbook toxic. Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, 20 June 2019 Joseph has previously tested its drinking water for 2,4-D, the less toxic of the two chemicals. Rob Davis | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, 13 June 2019 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Late Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum poison, from Greek toxikon arrow poison, from neuter of toxikos of a bow, from toxon bow, arrow