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Toxic hotspots are locations where emissions from specific sources such as water or air pollution may expose local populations to elevated health risks, such as cancer.[1] These emissions contribute to cumulative health risks of emissions from other sources nearby. Urban, highly populated areas around pollutant emitters such as old factories and waste storage sites are often toxic hotspots.
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Toxichotspots are locations where emissions from specific sources such as water or air pollution may expose local populations to elevated health risks...
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mapped over 5000 toxichotspots in communities around the world. The data they collect has built an “unprecedented public database of toxic sites” that helps...
pollution. SIPCOT, the central industrial area in the town is a "global toxichotspot." Local communities have voiced concern about industrialization and...
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been nicknamed "Suicide Bridge" and "The Bridge of Death" due to its frequent usage as a suicide hotspot amidst South Korea's ongoing suicide epidemic....
Kovar-Eder, Johanna; Thiv, Mike (14 July 2015). "Biogeography of Mediterranean Hotspot Biodiversity: Re-Evaluating the 'Tertiary Relict' Hypothesis of Macaronesian...
its group 15 neighbors phosphorus and antimony. Arsenic is a notoriously toxic heavy metal. It occurs naturally in many minerals, usually in combination...
at any life cycle stage, some of which are more sensitive than others. Toxicity can also vary with the organism's placement within its food web. Bioaccumulation...
assist with efforts to clean up Randle Reef in Hamilton Harbour, a toxichotspot from the city's industrial past. The provincial and federal government...
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numbers of circuit boards at high speed. The industry's size, the use of toxic materials, and the difficulty of recycling have led to a series of problems...
damaging environmental effects, traces of dioxin (mainly TCDD, the most toxic of its type) found in the mixture have caused major health problems for...
marine mammal PCB toxicity thresholds. The western Mediterranean Sea and the south-west Iberian Peninsula were identified as "hotspots". Monsanto manufactured...
20 and polyethylene glycol (PEG) that are often more effective and less toxic than alternative materials, ethylene oxide itself is a very hazardous substance...
is particularly acute in the Mediterranean Sea, a 'marine biodiversity hotspot' that now registers over 120 newly introduced seaweed species -the largest...
spot. While air pollution hotspots affect a variety of populations, some groups are more likely to be located in hotspots. Previous studies have shown...
reducing it to a less toxic form through xenobiotic metabolism then excreting it, it is also possible for it to be converted into a more toxic form in some cases...
a large number of fires since around 2013, exposing local residents to toxic fumes. The site was a gravel pit in the 1960s, and subsequently used for...
of the plant have been utilised for food and material, most of which is toxic if not processed correctly. A genus of cycads with partially submerged bole...
populations of newts, which have less toxin in their skin. There are geographic hotspots where levels of tetrodotoxin and resistance are extremely high, showing...
The common garter snake uses toxicity for both offense and defense. On the offensive side, the snake's venom can be toxic to some of its smaller prey,...
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