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gulf of mexico dead zone
-hypoxic/low oxygen areas
-caused by excessive nutrient pollution that depletes marine life oxygen
-largest zone in the US -
minamata disease
-caused by severe mercury poisoning
-numbness in hands and feet
-can affect fetus'
-chisso chemical factory, affected fish people ate -
ecocide in vietnam
-destruction of natural environment
-fault of united states
-use of agent orange(harmful gas) in vietnam war
-many illnesses and cancers to the people -
love canal
-used to bury 22000 tons of toxic waste from hooker chemical company
-sold in 1953 to niagra falls school board for one dollar
-national symbol of failiure to excercise a sense of concern for future generations -
seveso disaster
-industrial accident
-highest known exposure to tcdd -
amoco cadiz
-largest spill to date
-boat(crude carrier) split in three and sank
-caused by severe weather -
asbestos contamination libby, MO
-asbestos contaminated vermiculite
-discovered by miners in 1881
-mine may have produced 80% of worlds vermiculite -
e waste in guiyu, china
-largest electronic waste site in the world, electronic graveyard
-conditions have changed very little -
al-mishraq fire
-state run sulfur plant in mosul,iraq
-fire wat thought to be delliberately started
-most vegetation killed
-21000 tons of sulfur dioxide a day into atmosphere -
sidoharo mud flow
-erupting mud volcano
-responsibility-earthquake or blowout of natural gas well
-contained by levees since nov. 2008
-also called lusi -
BP oil spill
-bp oil in gulf of mexico
-capped after 87 days (july 15 2010)
-largest accidental spill in petroleum history
