They all wore these great long cotton cowls to protect themselves from the toxic atmosphere and looked really weird, like pelicans.

There are always little things going wrong up there, but the big emergencies we train for are fire, decompression and toxic atmosphere.

Insiders report an increasingly 'toxic atmosphere' at the top.

And he insisted it had nothing to do with worries of a toxic atmosphere if the pair were in the same squad.

You cannot have sport in such a toxic atmosphere.

The news wrong-footed analysts and cast a toxic cloud over the health of the world's second-biggest economy.

Misery spread out in a toxic cloud as grumpy media grandees weighed in.

Bad news, of the political and personal variety, hangs in a toxic cloud thicker than the steam from the monkfish stew bubbling on the hob.

But the toxic cloud overwhelmed the family of 11 before they could protect them.

A later assessment concluded that the device would be laced with the chemical cyanide which would be sprayed in a toxic cloud over a wide area after exploding.

Cavemen's offspring were less likely to eat toxic plants if they didn't like bitter tastes.

Tools and chemicals should be locked in the shed — and be aware of toxic plants and houseplants.

Put mildly toxic plants out of reach on shelves or the top of the fridge, or investigate plant-hangers — but remember that cats can get almost anywhere.

Plants contain toxins which protect them from herbivores, but some caterpillars have evolved countermeasures which enable them to eat the leaves of such toxic plants.

A large number of toxic plants may also cause symptoms.