Combined Science GCSE
Toxic chemicals
What Toxic chemicals means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Toxic chemicals
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Reference: AQA
Must not be released into soil, water or air; they are treated, neutralised, incinerated under controlled conditions or stored securely.
Topics that use Toxic chemicals
- Waste management (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Acid rain
- Eutrophication
- Finite resources
- Landfill
- Nitrogen oxides
- Smoke
- Sulfur dioxide
- Waste management and pollution
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