toxic
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Lockyer said Sher’s additions, while important, were “the cherry on top of the toxic sundae.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Her 2023 investigation revealing a large network of toxic lead cables left behind by phone companies triggered multiple federal-agency investigations and led to additional worker protections and some remediation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration states that its safety assessment included more than 110 studies addressing potential toxic effects, along with human clinical research.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Scientists have long known that inhaling toxic smoke from a fire can cause a huge range of illnesses, including several types of cancers.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The walls are white, the floors squeak, and everything smells like a mix of toxic cleaning products and sickness.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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
Most of these toxics are lipophilic, stored in fats and blubber, and they really start circulating when mothers have less to eat, Weiss said.
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 William Jefferson Clinton
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