toxic material

collocation in English

meaningsoftoxicandmaterial

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toxic
adjective
uk
/ˈtɒk.sɪk/us
/ˈtɑːk.sɪk/
poisonous:
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material
noun
uk
/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us
/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
a physical substance that things can be ...
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(Definition oftoxicandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There are some 88 acres of derelict land on which there are around 100,000 tonnes of highlytoxicmaterial.
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I accept that we are here treating uranium as atoxicmaterialas if it were lead, which is also atoxicmaterial.
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Needless to say, the thought of the disposal of such large quantities oftoxicmaterial, even though it will be 2,000 ft.
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The process of recycling atoxicmaterialcan be as dangerous as the process of disposal and as much in need of control.
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Much of that involves the discharging and loading oftoxicmaterial, some of which inevitably gets into the water of the harbours, ports and estuaries.
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There are strong grounds to believe that irradiation may damage food, modify the structure of pesticides and produce even moretoxicmaterial.
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He might also include in the code comprehensive instructions to industry so that those who usetoxicmaterialrealise where their responsibilities lie.
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It is common sense to separatetoxicmaterialfrom passengers and to observe international agreed regulations.
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If one has to detoxify land and cart away thousands of tonnes oftoxicmaterialfrom sites, it will bite into any agency's budget.
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It is, however, an extremelytoxicmaterialin its fume form.
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I trust that consideration will be given to the possible environmental damage caused by dredging up what may betoxicmaterial.
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Some of these carry hazardous cargoes on deck and it is not unknown for drums containingtoxicmaterialto break loose and be lost overboard.
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If we take the case of cyanide, an extremelytoxicmaterial, 14% of the cyanide releases into the environment were caused by transport accidents.
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The conclusion that can be drawn from that is that, whatever the algae—we will not know which species it is —it may well be producing highlytoxicmaterial.
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Highlytoxicmaterial, spreading fall out in the form of fly ash over extensive areas, and gathering in the incinerators as bottom ash too, is a matter of genuine concern.
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Will not a small child who cannot read be attracted to this packet oftoxicmaterialif it has the picture of a nice juicy lemon on the outside?
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For every tonne of rock contaminated with a highlytoxicmaterial, which is broken down only with great difficulty in the environment, only a few grams of gold are extracted.
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I am informed that no serious groundwater pollution problems arise from these sites, with the proviso only that in two cases some contamination arises, but not oftoxicmaterial.
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