Toxic Site (Noun)
Meaning
A site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The community had been living near a toxic site for years before the government stepped in to remediate the contamination.
- Environmental activists called for immediate action to be taken to clean up the toxic site, citing health risks to local residents.
- After decades of dumping, the former industrial facility was designated as a toxic site and scheduled for EPA-funded cleanup.
- A report from the state health department confirmed high levels of carcinogenic chemicals at the toxic site, sparking public outrage.
- Neighborhood property values plummeted when the site was declared a toxic site by the EPA and plans for remediation were put in place.