"toxic environment"

#13123731

22 December 2025

People are confined to buildings in the chemical valley following the explosions at 2:45 p.m. at the Elkem chemical plant, a high threshold Seveso site located in the Saint Fons chemical valley in France, on December 22, 2025. Four people are seriously injured, the A7 motorway is closed for safety reasons, and all residents in the valley and the town of Saint Fons are ordered to remain indoors.

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#13123732

22 December 2025

People are confined to buildings in the chemical valley following the explosions at 2:45 p.m. at the Elkem chemical plant, a high threshold Seveso site located in the Saint Fons chemical valley in France, on December 22, 2025. Four people are seriously injured, the A7 motorway is closed for safety reasons, and all residents in the valley and the town of Saint Fons are ordered to remain indoors.

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#13105699

17 December 2025

A larva of the common crow butterfly (Euploea core) feeds on leaves at Tehatta in India's West Bengal state on December 17, 2025. The caterpillar, known to feed on toxic host plants, is a pest that can cause defoliation of several plant families.

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#13105700

17 December 2025

A larva of the common crow butterfly (Euploea core) feeds on leaves at Tehatta in India's West Bengal state on December 17, 2025. The caterpillar, known to feed on toxic host plants, is a pest that can cause defoliation of several plant families.

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#13105702

17 December 2025

A larva of the common crow butterfly (Euploea core) feeds on leaves at Tehatta in India's West Bengal state on December 17, 2025. The caterpillar, known to feed on toxic host plants, is a pest that can cause defoliation of several plant families.

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#13105707

17 December 2025

A larva of the common crow butterfly (Euploea core) feeds on leaves at Tehatta in India's West Bengal state on December 17, 2025. The caterpillar, known to feed on toxic host plants, is a pest that can cause defoliation of several plant families.

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#13105708

17 December 2025

A larva of the common crow butterfly (Euploea core) feeds on leaves at Tehatta in India's West Bengal state on December 17, 2025. The caterpillar, known to feed on toxic host plants, is a pest that can cause defoliation of several plant families.

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#13105710

17 December 2025

A larva of the common crow butterfly (Euploea core) feeds on leaves at Tehatta in India's West Bengal state on December 17, 2025. The caterpillar, known to feed on toxic host plants, is a pest that can cause defoliation of several plant families.

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#13094587

14 December 2025

A mercury thermometer is captured in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China, on December 14, 2025. Starting from January 1, 2026, China completely bans the production of mercury-containing thermometers and mercury-containing blood pressure monitors.

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#13094589

14 December 2025

A mercury thermometer is captured in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China, on December 14, 2025. Starting from January 1, 2026, China completely bans the production of mercury-containing thermometers and mercury-containing blood pressure monitors.

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#13094593

14 December 2025

A mercury thermometer is captured in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China, on December 14, 2025. Starting from January 1, 2026, China completely bans the production of mercury-containing thermometers and mercury-containing blood pressure monitors.

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#13032641

28 November 2025

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 27, 2025.

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#13032642

28 November 2025

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 27, 2025.

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#13032643

28 November 2025

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 27, 2025.

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#13032644

28 November 2025

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 27, 2025.

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#13032645

28 November 2025

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 27, 2025.

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