They emit huge amounts of poison gas and ash, yet provide some of the most fertile land on Earth.
From the smh.com.au
Volcano ash can wreck jet engines, poison freshwater lakes and damage lungs.
From the latimes.com
Dogwood, sassafras, white ash, sumacs, Virginia creeper, poison ivy and red maple make up most of the purples and reds.
From the stltoday.com
The native species include yarrow, Indian hemp, milkweed, white ash, sedge, Eastern white pine and Eastern poison ivy.
From the sciencedaily.com
Poison ivy can transmit droplets of the urushiol on particles of ash in the smoke if you burn the plant.
From the courier-journal.com
Environmentalists have long argued that coal ash, which can contaminate groundwater and poison aquatic environments, should be stored in lined landfills.
From the nytimes.com
This was the night in which we saw Ryan Seacrest covered in ash, marvelled at the Jolie wardrobe and heard a malign crow pour poison into the ears of a befuddled Nick Nolte.
From the guardian.co.uk
The study also concluded that the coal ash caused contamination in surface waters and that accumulation of toxic contaminants in river sediment could poison fish.