toxic air
Hazardous to breathe
Toxic air is air contaminated with substances harmful to human health—pollutants, chemical fumes, or particulate matter that make breathing dangerous: The factory explosion released toxic air across the neighborhood.
The phrase appears in environmental reports and public health warnings.
Figuratively, toxic air describes an atmosphere of hostility or tension: There was toxic air in the room after the argument.
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- smog alertPublic health pollution advisory
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- exhaust fumesCombustion gases from engines
exhaust · haze · choking · suffocating · holding breath · poisonous · contaminated · noxious · carbon monoxide · chemicals · emissions · smoke · secondhand smoke · industrial · asthma · breathing · lung · carcinogenic
- air pollutionsmog, emissions, pollutants, soot, carbon monoxide
- smogsmog, photochemical smog, industrial smog, urban smog, smog alert
- Extreme Conditionsblizzard, hurricane, tornado, typhoon, heatwave
toxic airclean air
Uncontaminated breathable gas
fresh air · pure air · breathable air · unpolluted air · crisp air
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