toxic waste
Pollutant requiring disposal
Toxic waste is hazardous material left over from industrial, chemical, or nuclear processes—substances dangerous to human health or the environment.
Proper disposal is heavily regulated: The company was fined for dumping toxic waste.
Figuratively, toxic waste describes anything dangerously harmful or contaminating: That relationship was pure toxic waste.
Likely to cause injury
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
- biohazardDangerous living organism risk
- carcinogensSubstances promoting tumor growth
- contaminantsUnwelcome substances in something pure
leachate · sludge · effluent · heavy metals · dioxins · pesticides · corrosive · poisonous
Waste burial ground
- dumpingDisposing carelessly or abruptly
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- remediationAct of correcting faults
- cleanupRestoration of order
storage · drums · barrels · containment · treatment · recycling · neutralization · burial
Environmental harm from waste
- spillsAccidental liquid escapes
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- soil contaminationToxins degrading ground quality
- ecosystem damageHarm to natural communities
bioaccumulation · oil spill · acid rain · eutrophication · algae bloom · fish kill · wildlife · watershed
Element ninety-two
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- nuclear falloutDebris from atomic detonation
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- isotopesAtomic number twins
cesium-137 · strontium-90 · spent fuel · yellowcake · Chernobyl · Fukushima · Hanford · vitrification
hazardous
Likely to cause injury
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
- biohazardDangerous living organism risk
- carcinogensSubstances promoting tumor growth
contaminants · leachate · sludge · effluent · heavy metals · dioxins · pesticides · corrosive · poisonous · biomedical
landfill
Waste burial ground
- dumpingDisposing carelessly or abruptly
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- remediationAct of correcting faults
cleanup · storage · drums · barrels · containment · treatment · recycling · neutralization · burial · transport
pollution
Environmental harm from waste
- spillsAccidental liquid escapes
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- soil contaminationToxins degrading ground quality
ecosystem damage · bioaccumulation · oil spill · acid rain · eutrophication · algae bloom · fish kill · wildlife · watershed · aquifer
uranium
Element ninety-two
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- nuclear falloutDebris from atomic detonation
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
isotopes · cesium-137 · strontium-90 · spent fuel · yellowcake · Chernobyl · Fukushima · Hanford · vitrification · shielding
- environmental harmair pollution, water pollution, pollution, oil spills, acid rain
- environmental issuesair pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss, global warming, habitat loss
- Environmental problemsair pollution, water pollution, climate change, global warming, habitat loss
- pollutionair pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, smog, noise pollution
- eco-crimesillegal logging, poaching, illegal dumping, wildlife trafficking, illegal fishing
- Environmental Policyclimate policy, Clean Air Act, conservation policy, Clean Water Act, environmental regulation
toxic wasteclean water
Uncontaminated hydration source
organic matter · compost · fresh air · pristine environment · pristine nature
toxic wastenatural resources
Useful substances from nature
raw materials · recyclables · treasure · assets · feedstock
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