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toxic
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toxic adjective damaging, deadly, deleterious, fatal, festering, harmful, injurious, insalubrious, lethal, malign, noxious, pestilent, pernicious, poisonous, purulent, risky, unsafe, venomous, virulent
Associated concepts: toxic chemicals, toxic dementia, toxic ingredients, toxic psychosis, toxic torts
See also: deadly, deleterious, detrimental, fatal, harmful, insalubrious, lethal, malignant, noxious, peccant, pernicious, pestilent, virulent


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He added that toxic algae in the United States appear to be migrating slowly northward through the country's ponds and lakes, and along the coast as temperatures creep upward.
Biologists have recently warned of an increase in toxic algae, with large growths recorded in some parts of the UK.
Anglers at Llyn Padarn, Llanberis, blamed sewage containing detergents from Dwer Cymru's Llanberis treatment works for covering the lake with toxic algae.
 
 
 
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