toxic

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Although lead is one of the most common and dangerous contaminants left behind after fires, federal and state disaster officials have traditionally tested soil for 17 toxic metals, including cancer-causing arsenic and toxic mercury.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike the “private” mortgage bonds that turned toxic after 2006, the agency market is considered a relatively safe asset class, akin to the $30 trillion Treasury market.

From MarketWatch

"We did not expect the beetles to be able to convert the spruce's defenses into more toxic derivatives in such a targeted way," said lead author Ruo Sun from the Department of Biochemistry.

From Science Daily

For-sale signs continue to appear and questions over what toxic substances remain in the soil and whether it’s safe to return to the burned areas loom.

From Los Angeles Times

Bass said that, contrary to popular belief, some of the pesticides that are used in organic agriculture are sometimes more toxic than conventional pesticides.

From Salon