Toxic Waste



Toxic waste is a unwanted detritus that is harmful to its surroundings and/or those within its surroundings. The most notable of which is green or yellow in color and is usually irradiated. Potential mutagenic effects were known. Harm from exposure could be mitigated or even avoided by the wearing right safety equipment. Or simply avoiding contact all together.

To safely inter such hazardous materiel it was stored in containment barrels in secure facilities. Or at least that was the intent, over time some of the barrels would rust and leak. One such place was what became known as the toxic caves, northwest of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Exposure to toxic waste was not limited to storage facilities, as decades after the Great War toxic waste can be found freely flowing in the ruins of Los Angeles, notably acting as an impassable mote for the Gun Runners fortress in 2161.

Toxic waste was also dumped illegally by unscrupulous individuals and organizations.

Appearances
Toxic waste appears in throughout the Fallout series.