poisonous waste

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• waste — n 1: destruction of or damage to property that is caused by the act or omission of one (as a lessee, mortgagor, or life tenant) having a lesser estate and is usu. to the injury of another (as an heir, mortgagee, or remainderman) with an interest… …   Law dictionary

• waste — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 missing an opportunity to do/use sth ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, total, utter ▪ The whole thing has been a complete waste of time. ▪ big, colossal …   Collocations dictionary

• poisonous — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ deadly, extremely, highly, very PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

• toxic waste — noun poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means) • Syn: ↑toxic industrial waste • Hypernyms: ↑waste, ↑waste material, ↑waste matter, ↑waste product * * * toxic waste UK US …   Useful english dictionary

• toxic industrial waste — noun poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means) • Syn: ↑toxic waste • Hypernyms: ↑waste, ↑waste material, ↑waste matter, ↑waste product …   Useful english dictionary

• toxic waste —   poisonous by products of industrial processes which use metals. May be solid, liquid or gaseous …   Geography glossary

• 2006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic waste spill — The 2006 Côte d Ivoire toxic waste spill was a health crisis in Côte d Ivoire in which a ship illegally dumped toxic waste in up to 12 sites around the country s largest city, Abidjan, in August 2006. [“In pictures: Ivorian toxic waste”… …   Wikipedia

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• toxic waste — noun Any waste that can cause death or injury to living creatures, especially poisonous chemical compounds …   Wiktionary

• toxic waste — Hazardous, poisonous substances such as PCB s, and DDT. Several federal laws regulate the use, transportation, and disposal of toxic material; e.g., The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C.A. No.No. 6901 6987, The Toxic… …   Black's law dictionary

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