hazardous

Example Sentences

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A former police inspector has told the inquest into his death that he was part of a hazardous environment team which began searching the underground tunnel three days after the 14-year-old's disappearance.

From BBC

Hundreds still use open dumping, despite it being illegal, and waste is often burned, releasing potentially hazardous pollutants.

From Barron's

Experts warn climate change increases the risk of major pollution events in future on busier and more hazardous seas.

From BBC

Crews in white hazmat suits laid out tarps and sorted through potentially hazardous materials.

From Los Angeles Times

For the destruction of hazardous property, it would establish a standard of “a substantial likelihood of causing significant harm” that is “reasonably expected to occur immediately.”

From Los Angeles Times