The company accepted that a firm they'd hired dumped chemical waste there illegally three years ago, but they denied the waste was toxic and say the settlement completely indicates them.

该公司承认，他们雇佣的一个公司三年前曾非法倾倒化学废物，但是他们拒绝承认这些废物有毒，他们表示，和解方案已经表明了他们的清白。

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The cause of his woes -- dioxin, a toxic chemical discharged by the waste facility.

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Floodwaters from the east would carry toxic waste from the "Industrial Canal" area, nicknamed after the chemical plants there.

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