toxic
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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
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
He then exposed the cultured cells to toxic chemicals to see how they responded to severe damage.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
The country's coast guard says more bodies remain on the boat, which they were unable to board until Friday due to toxic fumes and lingering heat.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The poison tide might have stopped flowing, but traces of the toxic dust still remained.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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
The amount of toxics these females have circulating to pass on to their children through gestation and lactation is partially dependent on their nutritional state.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
The agency has also collected air samples in nearby communities to test for air toxics, such as benzene, lead and arsenic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
"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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