toxic waste

[ tok-sik weyst ]

/ ˈtɒk sɪk ˈweɪst /

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noun

any hazardous waste that, when consumed or otherwise absorbed into the body, is harmful or fatal to people or other living organisms: Toxic waste containing lead and mercury had leached into their drinking water, and the number of poisoned residents was staggering.

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Origin of toxic waste

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby toxic waste

toxicol., toxicology, toxicosis, toxic psychosis, toxic shock syndrome, toxic waste, toxigenic, toxin, toxin-antitoxin, toxins, toxiphobia

How to use toxic waste in a sentence

In an earlier era, such spillovers would include air pollution, toxic wastes and greenhouse gases.
The Case for Abandoning 'Corporate Responsibility' When We Judge Company Practices|William Nordhaus|April 20, 2021|Time
The auditor’s office looked into it and thinks the Industrial Wastewater Control Program is missing hundreds of businesses we didn’t know about that might leak toxic waste into the sewer — and subsequently into our future drinking water.
Environment Report: We’re About to Drink Recycled Water But Don’t Know What’s in it|MacKenzie Elmer|March 15, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Part of the concern, San Diego officials told me, is that Mexico lacks a system to monitor whether businesses are dumping toxic waste into the sewer system.
Environment Report: We’re About to Drink Recycled Water But Don’t Know What’s in it|MacKenzie Elmer|March 15, 2021|Voice of San Diego
It’s possible that the city of San Diego is not properly regulating hundreds of businesses that could be disposing toxic waste into the sewer system, an audit found Thursday.
Morning Report: A Pandemic Yearbook|Voice of San Diego|March 12, 2021|Voice of San Diego

Phillips, the Syracuse professor, offers a metaphor of the platforms as factories leaking toxic waste into our democracies.
Big Tech's Business Model Is a Threat to Democracy. Here's How to Build a Fairer Digital Future|Billy Perrigo|January 22, 2021|Time
“I warned them that this toxic waste would kill entire generations,” he told Mediaset.
Italy’s Triangle Of Death: Naples Residents Blame Child Cancer Rates On Mob Disposal Of Toxic Chemicals|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Trying to stop companies from dumping toxic waste in the river?
Congress Is Considering a Bill to Make Internet Firms Collect Sales Tax. Here’s Why They Shouldn’t Pass It.|Megan McArdle|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Additionally, his Superfund law has led to the cleanup of dozens of toxic waste sites throughout the country.
Carter in Oscarland: The Rehabilitation of the 39th President|Douglas Brinkley|February 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But 10 million children under 12 still live within four miles of a toxic waste dump.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
Some say that the taxpayer should pick up the tab for toxic waste and let polluters who can afford to fix it off the hook.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
In the last four years, we cleaned up 250 toxic waste sites, as many as in the previous 12.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
Incidentally, it also serves as the EU's dumping grounds for anything from toxic waste to shoddy or outmoded products.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin

Cultural definitions for toxic waste

toxic waste

A general term used to refer to chemical compounds produced by industry which, if they are ingested or breathed in by humans, can cause physiological damage. The disposal of toxic wastes is a major environmental problem in the United States.

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