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toxic dumpsite

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Noun1.toxic dumpsite - a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)toxic dumpsite - a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)
dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard, wasteyard, dump - a piece of land where waste materials are dumped


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Most dolphin, sperm whales and porpoises swimming in our oceans today are swimming toxic dumpsites, their meat and blubber so highly contaminated that it exceeds levels considered safe for human consumption," said biologist Roger Payne, founder of Ocean Alliance.
Most dolphin, sperm whales and porpoises swimming in our oceans today are swimming toxic dumpsites, their meat and blubber so highly contaminated that it exceeds levels considered safe for human consumption," said biologist Roger Payne, founder of Ocean Alliance.
Los Angeles, for example, has seen one-third of its aquifers--the crucial underground source of drinking water--contaminated by plumes of rugged solvents from wartime factories and unregulated toxic dumpsites.
 
 
 
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