lead dust

collocation in English

meaningsofleadanddust

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lead
adjective[before noun]
uk
/liːd/us
/liːd/
used to describe the main performer or part in ...
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dust
noun[U]
uk
/dʌst/us
/dʌst/
dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or ...
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(Definition ofleadanddustfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We had a debate last year on the subject ofleaddustfrom a factory which infected the children in the neighbourhood.
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Very highleaddustlevels tend to occur adjacent to busy roads and in certain specific industrial locations.
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An excessive amount of dryleaddustwas found scattered on the floor and benches.
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Lead poisoning is occasioned by the inhalation or swallowing ofleaddust, andleaddustis caused by the glaze which is put on the pottery.
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It is dangerous to children because it tastes sweet, therefore encouraging children to put lead chips and toys withleaddustin their mouths.
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Activities performed by all of these trades can disturb lead-based paint and have the potential to create hazardousleaddust.
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Chat piles left behind by the mining companies containleaddustthat has blown around the city.
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Brick firing produced particulate air pollution and paint making createdleaddust, while beer and liquor brewing produced grain swill.
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It was also extensively contaminated with asbestos,leaddust, fungi, fiberglass dust, mercury, and bacteria.
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Lead poisoning of children born to workers, or those who were exposed to theleaddustcreated by sifting, climbed.
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Leaddustadded to the intake charge will also reduce knock with various hydrocarbon fuels.
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There was no trace ofleaddust.
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