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toxic waste

[tok-sik wayst] / ˈtɒk sɪk ˈweɪst /


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Environment agency officials are also accused by anti-corruption prosecutors of being involved in trafficking toxic waste from Elbasan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Now she is part of a group of people who are worried they may have been poisoned by years of exposure to toxic waste, and are campaigning for voluntary blood testing across Wales.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

A former Monsanto worker who spent three years helping seal toxic waste underground said staff had "cheap" protective equipment and were not told what they were burying.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

During the 1950s and 1960s, workers would regularly burn toxic waste in open pits and cleaned engines with solvents that later contaminated the groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

My head is killing me, my throat is killing me, my stomach bubbles with toxic waste.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson


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