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the love canal
It officially covers 36 square blocks in the far southeastern corner of the city, along 99th Street and Read Avenue. Two bodies of water define the northern and southern boundaries of the neighborhood. -
The three gorges dam
it is an hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in the Yiling District of Yichang, in Hubei province, China. -
the great smog 52'
was a severe air pollution event that affected London. caused by period of cold weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless conditions, collected airborne. -
castle bravo
it was given as a code from the united states which means thermonuclear hydrogen bomb. its the most powerful nuclear bomb ever set by the united states. -
minamata disease
it is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. in extreme cases, insanity, paralysis, coma, and death follow within weeks of the onset of symptoms -
the shrinking of the aral sea
it is known to be one of the planet's worst environmental disasters. The retreat of the sea has reportedly also caused local climate change, with summers becoming hotter and drier, and winters colder and longer. -
silent spring
she basically talks about how we should stop hurting the environment -
The Palomares Incident
it occured due to a B-52G bomber of the USAF Strategic Air Command collided with a KC-135 tanker during mid-air refuelling at 31,000 feet (9,450 m) over the Mediterranean Sea. it killefd three of the seven crew members. -
the palomares incident
happened due to a B-52G bomber of the USAF Strategic Air Command collided with a KC-135 tanker during mid-air refuelling at 31,000 feet (9,450 m) over the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Spain. it killed all four crew members -
tragredy of the commons
the depletion of a shared resource by individuals, acting independently and rationally according to each one's self-interest. Commons" can include the atmosphere, oceans, rivers, fish stocks, national parks, advertising, and even parking meters -
gulf of mexico dead zone
areas in the world's oceans and large lakes, caused by "excessive nutrient pollution from human activities. there are 405 dead zones worldwide. -
1st earth day
it has been celebrated in more than 192 countries each year. it was founded by Gaylord Nelson. -
door to hell
it is called this because fire has been coming out of it since 1971 asd has yet to stop. you can smell the fire from many miles away. -
the seveso disaster
when a small chemical plant accident where 1700 were effected in italy. it was the highest known of exposture to dioxin. -
amoco cadiz
it ran aground on Portsall Rocks, 5 km (3 mi) from the coast of Brittany, France. it split in three and sank. -
the three mile island nuclear explosion.
It was the worst accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history.The partial meltdown resulted in the release of small amounts of radioactive gases and radioactive iodine into the environment. -
the bhopal disaster
Factors leading to the magnitude of the gas leak mainly included problems such as; storing MIC in large tanks and filling beyond recommended levels, poor maintenance after the plant ceased MIC production. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals. -
the cherboyl nuclear explosion
it was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. An explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere, which spread over much of the western USSR and Europe. -
pacific gyre garbage patch
it is a gyre marine debris located in central north pacific ocean. it has given birth to two large masses. -
The exxon Valdez Oil spill.
it was caused by not properly manevering the vessel. this all occured in the state of Alaska. -
the kuwait oil fires
it was caused by Iraqi military forces setting fire to more than 600 oil wells as part of a scorched earth policy while retreating from Kuwait . the last one extiniquished was november 1991. -
libby montana asbestos contamination
hundreds of monatana citizens were either sickened or died. The asbestos was a by-product of a mine operated by W.R. Grace and Company. -
Baia mare cyanide spill
was a leak of cyanide near Baia Mare, Romania, into the Someş River by the gold mining company Aurul. it killed a large number of fish in hungry and in yugoslavia -
E-waste in guiyu, China
there were 60,000 e-waste workers in Guiyu who processed the more than 100 truckloads. in Guiyu are toxic and dangerous to workers' health with 88% of children suffering from lead poisoning. -
the al-mishraq fire
largest human-made release of sulfur dioxide ever recorded when a fire. the fire was putting 21,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide a day into the atmosphere -
jilin chemical plant explosions
.101 Petrochemical Plant in Jilin City, Jilin Province, China, over the period of an hour. it killed six and injured dozens of people. -
sidoarjo mud flow
happened because of an errupting valcano. it is the biggest valcano in the world. -
"An inconvenient truth"
it was a film to educate citizens about global warming. The film grossed $24 million in the U.S. and $26 million in the foreign box office. -
tva kingston fossil plant coal fly ash slurry spill
the spill of sludge about 1.7 million cubic yards. Was located in Tennessse USA. -
deepwater horizon BP oil spill
considered the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry, estimated to be between 8% and 31% larger in volume than the earlier Ixtoc I oil spill. discharge is estimated at 4.9 million barrels (210 million US gal; 780,000 m3) -
fukushima daiichi
which is when there was a bunch of nuclear meltdowns and equipment failtures.