Toxic is the MSM's (and environ-whakos) favorite word for "scary" its used for everything from dirty dishes to nuclear radiation.
The more they use this term the less believable it is.
Yes, the sewer system overflowed, and there is sh*t floating everywhere. Given a month that will be degraded to the point where it won't even stink much.
Yes, there is some oil and gas floating. Big mess, but unless you intend to drink it its hardly toxic, or car mechanics would be dropping like flies.
And yes, the press likes to report on the gaurdsman that got burns in his leg wadeing around in the mess. Who knows what he stepped in, could be acids released from metal pickeling operations, or meth labs or something. Point is, it will soon be diluted to the point of undetectability.
I agree, the more they use those terms the less believable it is.