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Toxic inorganic chemical

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-028375

  1. Refers to a wide range of pollutants including metals, fire retardants, cyanide, and perchlorate (used in rocket fuel) that can be poisonous to aquatic life and people. Industrial or wastewater discharges, mining, landfills, and air deposition of car exhaust and energy production can contribute to increased levels of toxic inorganic chemicals in waterways.

  2. Toxic Inorganic Chemicals refer to a wide range of pollutants including metals, fire retardants, cyanide, and perchlorate (used in rocket fuel) that can be poisonous to aquatic life and people. Industrial or wastewater discharges, mining, landfills, and air deposition of car exhaust and energy production can contribute to increased levels of toxic inorganic chemicals in waterways.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-028375
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemical substances; Water
ReferencesHow's My Waterway Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028375",
  "term": "Toxic inorganic chemical",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Toxic Inorganic Chemical",
  "definitions": [
    "Refers to a wide range of pollutants including metals, fire retardants, cyanide, and perchlorate (used in rocket fuel) that can be poisonous to aquatic life and people. Industrial or wastewater discharges, mining, landfills, and air deposition of car exhaust and energy production can contribute to increased levels of toxic inorganic chemicals in waterways.",
    "Toxic Inorganic Chemicals refer to a wide range of pollutants including metals, fire retardants, cyanide, and perchlorate (used in rocket fuel) that can be poisonous to aquatic life and people. Industrial or wastewater discharges, mining, landfills, and air deposition of car exhaust and energy production can contribute to increased levels of toxic inorganic chemicals in waterways."
  ],
  "subject": [
    "Chemical substances",
    "Water"
  ],
  "references": [
    "How's My Waterway Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/toxic-inorganic-chemical/"
}

Record 27,607 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.