hazardous chemical

collocation in English

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hazardous
adjective
uk
/ˈhæz.ə.dəs/us
/ˈhæz.ɚ.dəs/
(of substances, materials, activities, or ...
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chemical
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
any basic substance that is used in or produced by a reaction involving changes to atoms ...
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(Definition ofhazardousandchemicalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Reports ofhazardouschemicalexposures to both male and female workers and related carcinogenic, mutagenic and now teratogenic effects are ever-increasing.
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I do not suggest that we close all thehazardouschemicalindustries or oil refineries.
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Leaded fuel is anotherhazardouschemical.
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It is a highlyhazardouschemical.
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There is a total absence of any strategy for managing the rising quantities of toxic andhazardouschemicalwastes.
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It is ahazardouschemicalwhich we know will be dispersed in nature by gold washers and which will destroy the environment in other countries.
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Anotherhazardouschemicalcontained in cigarette smoke is acetaldehyde which is also found in smog and in the bloodstream of heavy drinkers.
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It is the only suitable way to protect the environment from certain biological pathogens and is the most effective way to render somehazardouschemicalwastes safe.
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As part of our aid to developing countries, we should put more emphasis on implementing such technologies where the environment has been devastated by thishazardouschemical.
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Injury due tohazardouschemicalexposure, radiation, and other hazards permanently disable 100,000 federal workers each year.
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Following this event, safety regulations for the transport of chemical substances were improved and ammonium nitrate was classified as ahazardouschemicalcompound.
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In addition to seeing the results, employees and their representatives also have the right to observe the actual measurement ofhazardouschemicalor noise exposure.
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This is in contrast to earlier times, when hydrofluoric acid, ahazardouschemical, was commonly used as a cleaning agent in the industry by some operators.
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It is important to read the expiration date of the bottles and dispose of water that has been stored under conditions that increase potentiallyhazardouschemicalleeching.
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Fiberglass fibers are bound into batts using adhesive binders, which can contain phenol formaldehyde, ahazardouschemicalknown to slowly off-gas from the insulation over many years.
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With 50 rooms, including a nationally recognized polymer lab, a darkroom, a 100-seat lecture hall, and a main supply room with an acid room andhazardouschemicalvault.
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