toxic

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The influx of nutrients from the landslide may have supported these communities, while the release of toxic sulfur compounds could have discouraged other marine life from disturbing them.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Today, those resorts are long gone, replaced by a drying and increasingly toxic landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Students say they worry that a grade-cap system will make an already-competitive environment more toxic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Ricin, a highly toxic chemical, is a poison found naturally in castor beans.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The standard inspections for trace elements of toxic substances came back negative, and the only fingerprints appear to be those of Branson.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed