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toxic waste

[tok-sik weyst] / ˈtɒk sɪk ˈweɪst /


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These spaces help drain toxic waste products, including beta amyloid and tau proteins, which are found in high levels in people with Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily

In 2020 she broke the story that barrels of DDT’s toxic waste, last sent to the ocean floor decades ago by its biggest manufacturer, Montrose, were closer to Southern California’s shores than previously thought.

From Los Angeles Times

The fund’s 1,534 different holdings mean even catastrophic losses in one sector get diluted across the portfolio like toxic waste in a swimming pool.

From MarketWatch

But mining the metals requires heavy chemical use that results in toxic waste and has caused several environmental disasters.

From Barron's

Last month, local reports said some 20 people had been hospitalised with respiratory problems as the plant is accused of spewing toxic waste into the sea and air.

From Barron's