Toxic Waste

Definition: Toxic Waste

Toxic Waste

Noun

1. Poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means).

Specialty Definition: Toxic Waste

Domain	Definition
Environment	A waste that can produce injury if inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through the skin. (references)
	Hazardous waste which is dangerous because of the chemical properties of the waste. Source: European Union. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Toxic waste

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Toxic waste is a waste which is toxic. It is usually caused by industrial factories or mills. The problem began along with the outset of industrial revolution.

See also: waste management

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Toxic waste."

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Synonym: Toxic Waste

Synonym: toxic industrial waste (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Toxic Waste

Specialty definitions using "toxic waste": Designer Bugs. (references)

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Modern Usage: Toxic Waste

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	One man's toxic waste is another man's potpourri. (How the Grinch Stole Christmas; writing credit: Jeffrey Price) It's a toxic waste dump. (Batman Beyond; writing credit: Hilary Bader; Stan Berkowitz) Officer O'Clancy, take care of this toxic waste. (The Toxic Avenger; writing credit: Lloyd Kaufman; Joe Ritter) No toxic waste. (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids; writing credit: Stuart Gordon; Brian Yuzna)
Movie/TV Titles	Perspectives in Science: Toxic Waste (1988)
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Commercial Usage: Toxic Waste

Domain	Title
References	Toxic Waste Management in Japan: A Strategic Entry Report, 1997 (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Ecopopulism: Toxic Waste and the Movement for Environmental Justice (Social Movements, Protest, and Contention, Vol 1) (reference) Killing Me Softly: Toxic Waste, Corporate Profit, and the Struggle for Environmental Justice (reference) Monitor Well Design, Installation, and Documentation at Hazardous And/or Toxic Waste Sites (Technical Engineering & Design Guides As Adapted from U.S. (reference) No Safe Place: Toxic Waste, Leukemia, and Community Action (reference) Nuclear and Toxic Waste (At Issue) (reference) (more book examples)
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Image Slideshow: Toxic Waste

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Photo Album: Toxic Waste

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Toxic waste dump, superfund site. Credit: CDC.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Toxic Waste

Subject	Topic	Quote
Trade	Peru	Importation of some insecticides, fireworks, and toxic waste is also restricted. (references)
	Eq. Guinea	Prohibited imports include specific sanitary products, chemicals, toxic waste, some cosmetics, and some food items. (references)
	Lebanon	Products prohibited entry into Lebanon include vehicles older than 5 years, various chemical products, and toxic waste. (references)
Worker Rights	Indonesia	NGO's have ongoing programs to teach children to avoid hazardous waste such as syringes and other potentially toxic waste. (references)
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Speeches: Toxic Waste

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	We can have fairness and still clean up toxic waste dumps.
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Expressions: Toxic Waste

Expressions using "toxic waste": toxic waste dump ♦ toxic waste site. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Toxic Waste

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
toxic waste	117
toxic waste disposal	13
picture of toxic waste	10
toxic waste dumping	7
toxic waste site	5
symbol toxic waste	4
disposal guideline hazardous high lab near regulation school toxic waste	3
site superfund toxic waste	3
toxic waste pollution	3
sign toxic waste	2
disposal issue toxic waste	2
image toxic waste	2
toxic waste dumps	2
disposal toxic waste ways	2
production toxic waste	2
article toxic waste	2
lesson toxic waste	2
fact about toxic waste	2
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Modern Translation: Toxic Waste

Language		Translations for "toxic waste"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏النفايات السامة. (various references)

Danish		kemikalieaffald (hazardous chemical waste). (various references)

Dutch		giftige afvalstof (hazardous chemical waste), gevaarlijk chemisch afval (hazardous chemical waste). (various references)

Finnish		ongelmajäte (hazardous chemical waste, hazardous waste), kemiallinen ongelmajäte (hazardous chemical waste). (various references)

French		déchets toxiques, déchet toxique. (various references)

German		umweltgefaehrdender Abfall (hazardous chemical waste), Sonderabfall (hazardous chemical waste, hazardous waste). (various references)

Greek		τοξικά και επικίνδυνα απόβλητα (hazardous chemical waste, toxic and dangerous waste). (various references)

Italian		rifiuti chimici pericolosi (hazardous chemical waste). (various references)

Pig Latin		oxictay asteway

Portuguese		detrito tóxico (hazardous chemical waste). (various references)

Spanish		residuos tóxicos (hazardous chemical waste), residuos químicos peligrosos (hazardous chemical waste). (various references)

Swedish		miljöfarligt avfall (hazardous chemical waste), kemiskt riskavfall (hazardous chemical waste). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Toxic Waste

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-o-s-t-t-w-x"
	-3 letters: catties, coexist, costate, cowiest, exotica, exotics, scottie, statice, taxites, taxwise, waxiest.
	-4 letters: attics, axites, cattie, cestoi, coatis, coaxes, costae, cottae, cottas, exacts, exotic, octets, scotia, stacte, static, taxies, taxite, towies, toxics.
	-5 letters: ascot, attic, axite, caste, cates, cesta, cesti, cites, coast, coati, coats, coset, cosie, costa, cotes, cotta, coxae, coxes, escot, exact, exist.
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