toxic
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Together known as “energetics,” they are usually toxic, complex to produce and dangerous to handle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Thousands of firefighters, backed by specialised water-bombing aircraft have been battling the blazes and the clouds of toxic smoke.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Its benefits were temporary, repeated use can be toxic, and the study was conducted in mice.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
By rubber-stamping a fourth term despite these toxic scandals, football's governing bodies are showing they are content to sit in rotten squalor rather than strive for something better.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The toxic river water was still possessed of its death-dealing power after passing more than 200 miles downstream.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
The air district said it didn’t find significant levels of air toxics during the first two days of the fire, although it did record significantly elevated concentrations of particulate matter within the plume downwind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The researchers drew on data collected and modeled by the Environmental Protection Agency on air toxics present in individual neighborhoods surrounding 10 Spokane elementary schools.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
Researchers believe firstborn calves are getting a higher dose of the toxics than later calves.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
"This new information just raises more questions about why they didn't do this the right way," said Daniel Rosenberg, director of federal toxics policy at NRDC.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2023
We expanded every community's right to know about toxics that threaten their children.
From State of the Union Address by Clinton, William Jefferson
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Holes
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