The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Not really. It came from the ground. Lots of things that come from the
ground are toxic, like mercury, lead, sulphur.


So it's OK to dump them in the sea, too?

Why not throw in a few dioxins, cyanides, phthalates and polychlorinated
biphenyls too? They can't do much harm - they are all made from things
that came out of the ground, after all.