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As of March 2001, 2,265 victims had been officially recognised as having Minamata disease. As of March 2001, 2,265 victims had been officially recognised as having Minamata disease (1,784 of whom had died).
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ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.France began work on the canal in 1881, but had to stop because of engineering problems and high mortality due to disease.
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an anticyclone settled over a windless London. an anticyclone settled over a windless London
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code name given to the first United States test of a dry fuel hydrogen bomb. most significant accidental radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States.
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environmental science book written by Rachel Carson and published by Houghton Mifflin. The overriding theme of Silent Spring is the powerful—and often negative—effect humans have on the natural world.
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Libby, Montana, is the story of a town discovering and then coping with toxic asbestos dust from the vermiculite mines. supplied jobs to more than 200 residents and helped Libby prosper for decades.
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deliberately destroy much of the farmland and rice paddies that fed the enemy. the jungle environment that hid their troops.
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when a B-52G bomber collided with a KC-135 tanker during mid-air refuelling at 31,000 feet over the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Spain. The aircraft and hydrogen bombs fell to earth near the fishing village of Palomares.
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shepherds had sometimes grazed their sheep in common areas, and sheep ate grass more severely than cows. If all herders made this individually rational economic decision, the common could be depleted or even destroyed, to the detriment of all.
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In the winter of 1969–1970, a group of students met at Columbia University to hear Denis Hayes talk about his plans for Earth Day. It now is observed in 192 countries, and coordinated by the nonprofit Earth Day Network
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EPA is an agency of the U.S. federal government which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The agency is led by its Administrator, who is appointed by the president and approved by Congress.
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The field is situated near the Derweze village. The engineers set up a drilling rig and camp nearby, and started drilling operations to assess the quantity of gas reserve available at the site
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industrial accident that occurred around 12:37 pm. The Seveso disaster was so named because Seveso, with a population of 17,000 in 1976, was the community most affected.
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Amoco Cadiz contained 1,604,500 barrels (219,797 tons) of light crude oil. largest oil spill of its kind in history to that date.
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was a partial nuclear meltdown that occurred on March 28, 1979 in one of the two Three Mile Island nuclear reactors. Cleanup started in August 1979, and officially ended in December 1993, with a total cleanup cost of about $1 billion.
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the Panic of 1893 caused investors to drop sponsorship of the project. The Love Canal came from the last name of William T. Love.
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gas leak incident in India, considered the world's worst industrial disaster. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals.
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An explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere. From 1986 to 2000, 350,400 people were evacuated and resettled.
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majority of the debris is fishing nets. More unusual items, such as computer monitors and LEGOs, come from dropped shipping containers. The size of the patch is unknown, as large items readily visible from a boat deck are uncommon.
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spilled 260,000 to 750,000 barrels of crude oil. More than 11,000 Alaska residents, along with some Exxon employees, worked throughout the region to try to restore the environment.
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Iraqi military forces setting fire to a reported 605 to 732 oil wells.It is also hypothesized that Iraq decided to destroy the oil fields to achieve a military advantage
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The frequency of occurrence of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone was mapped annually every summer from 1985 through 1999. In 2010 it was the size of New Jersey.
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the dam project was completed and fully functional as of July 4, 2012. the dam flooded archaeological and cultural sites and displaced some 1.3 million people,
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A leak of cyanide near Baia Mare, Romania, into the Someş River. After the spill, the Someș had cyanide concentrations of over 700 times the permitted levels.
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By 2001, the southern connection had been severed. As the lake dried up, fisheries and the communities that depended on them collapsed.
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At its height, the fire was putting 21,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide a day into the atmosphere. Many people were taken into hospitals and most vegetation was killed.
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It is the location of what may be the largest electronic waste siIte in the world. more than 100 truckloads that were transported to the 52 square kilometre area every day.
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The explosion severely polluted the Songhua River. China's Minister of State Environmental Protection Administration resigned
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Aims to call attention to the dangers society faces from climate change, and suggests urgent actions that need to be taken immediately. this is a very important movie, as was recognized in the 2007 Oscars, where it won best documentary.
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At its peak Lusi spewed up to 180,000 m³ of mud per day. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred in Yogyakarta.
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initially estimated that the spill released 1.7 million cubic yards of sludge. $675 and $975 million to clean.
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The US Government estimated the total discharge at 4.9 million barrels. Oil cleanup crews worked four days a week on 55 miles of Louisiana shoreline throughout 2013.
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15884 people died during this disaster. The Japanese government budgeted 3 billion yen for research and development.
