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Eccocide In Vietnam
First Eccocide in relation to enviromental damage. Organism to destroy ecosystems other than its own. -
The Panama Canal
Theodre Roosvelt wanted the canal to be sea-level. This project cost $132 million -
The Panama Cabal
-Theodre Rossvelt wanted the canal to be sea-level
-this project cost $132 million -
The Greatest Smog of 52
-killed thousands and formed an important impacts to modern enviroment movement
-London became known for its fog -
Castle Bravo
Greatest nuclear might ever conducted by the u.s. Largest photogentic castle of atomic test conducted in bikini atoll. -
The Shrinking of The Aral Sea
-Southern Aral sea split into eastern and western lobes
-water kept flowing into desert basin -
Silent Spring
Exposed hazards of pesticide helped set the stage for the enviromental movement. Its inventor won the first noble peace prize. -
The Palomores Incident
Military Accident. Bomber aircraft collided with a tanker during refueiling about 6 miles over mediterranean sea. -
Minamata Disease
-occured as the result of direct posing of those who were engaged in organic
-disturbance and construction of the refusal field were observed -
1st Earth Day
- aimed at cresting a mass enviromental movement -began as a national teach-in on the enviroment
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The Love Canal
-Neighborhood in Niagra fall
-remebered as a national symbol of a failure to exercise a sense of concern for future generations -
Tragedy of the Commons
-got a graphic illustration of the tradgedy commons -
The Seveso Disaster
-explosion of the northern italian chemical plant released dixion
-it was such an effective chemical when a cat was dug up two days later all there left was its skull -
Amoco Cadiz
-Large crude carrier under the liberian flag of conveince
-transporting 227,000 ton of crude oil ran around on portall rocks on Breton coast
-French gov to revise its oil response plan -
Three Mile Isaland NUclear Explosion
Plant experienced failure in secondary, non-nuclear section of the plant. Water stuck valve reduced the system pressure. -
The Bhopal disaster
-Plant that leaked methyl Isocynate gas and other chemicals
-20,000 people still live with being exposed to toxic chemicals -
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Exxon Valdez supertanker ruptured and spilled oil into Alaska's Prince william sound. Worst spill that occured in American history. -
Kuwait Oil Fires
Caused by Iraq military forces setting fires to 700 oil wells. Fires burned out of control because of the danger sending in firefighter crews. -
Pacific Gyre Garbage Patch
Collection of Marine debris, liter that ends up in oceans seas and large bodies of water. Charles Moore discovered the patch in 1997. -
Libby,Montana,Absento contamination
-EPA cleaning up smaller sources found in variety places
-EPA's ongoing cleanup efforts -
Baia Mare Cyanide Spill
- dam holding contaminated waterrs burst at a mining works in Bozinta Mare and Romania -Spill result of poor dam design and unusal weather conditions
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The Al-misraq fire
-Sulfur mine plant near mosul burned iraq almost for a month
-service memebers reported a change in their ability to run two miles on the army physical fitness test -
Jilin Chemical Plant Explosions
Chemical plants explosion created 80km toxic chemical slick. Explosion killed six injured dozens and caused evacuation and 10 thousands of residents. -
Sidoarjo Mud flow
-Erupting mud volcano
-President of Indonesia wanted to pump the volcanic mud into the river to carry to mud to the sea. -
The Three Gorges Damn
-Largest hydropower project and most notorius dam
-project been plagued by corruption,spiraling cost,enviromental impacts,human rights violations, and resettlement difficulties -
TVA Kingston Fossil Plant Coal Ash Splurry Spill
Pond wall collapsed releasing water and fly ash. The pond continued about 2.6 million cubic yards sludge. -
E-Waste in Guiyu China
-Largest electronic waste sites on Earth
-Fastest growing component because people are updating their computers and their phones -
Deep Water Horizon BP oil Spill
-Oil spill that was considered largest accidental marine oil spill
-U.S gov reported pointed to defective cementon on the wall. -
Fukushima Daiichi
World's largest earthquake. Caused a loss of power on site. -
Door To hell
Golden Eagle Silk Road famous crater. The locals named this door to hell because it is on fire with bright orange flame and boiling mud. -
Enviromentsl Protection Agency
-provied executive and logistal support the EPA administrator -
Gulf Of Mexico Dead Zone
-Area without oxygen and almost complety devoid of life that crops up every summer
-excepted to get 20% larger everyy summer