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toxic
harmful or deadly

toxic [′täk·sik]
(medicine)
Relating to a harmful effect by a poisonous substance on the human body by physical contact, ingestion, or inhalation.


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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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