A release of high levels of the toxic substance dioxin at a chemical factory near Seveso, Italy. The release was caused by a bursting disc on a chemical reactor at the facility. Whilst no one died, 26 pregnant women had to have abortions as a result of the chemical and thousands of animals ...

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November 16, 2017 - The Seveso disaster was an industrial accident that occurred in 1976 in Italy.

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The industrial accident that occurred in the town of Seveso, Italy, in 1976 exposed a large population to substantial amounts of relatively pure 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. Extensive monitoring of soil levels and measurements of a limited number ...

This chapter focuses on the local social dynamics triggered by the Seveso disaster: how was the immediate town of Seveso affected in the long- term by this 1976 dioxin spill? This topic is usually overlooked in the literature devoted to the disaster, which to date has focused mostly on how ...

A 1976 chemical factory explosion near Seveso, Italy exposed residents to high levels of 2,3,7,8-tetracholorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD or dioxin). Dioxin…

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The Seveso disaster was an industrial accident that took place on July 10th, 1976, 20km north of Milan in Meda, in Italy at a chemical manufacturing facility. The accident resulted in exposing residents of the area to the highest amount of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on record.

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July 27, 2024 - Three decades after an accident at a chemical factory in Seveso, Italy in 1976, which resulted in exposure of a residential population to the most dangerous type of dioxin, newborn babies born to mothers living in the contaminated area at the time of the accident are over six times more likely ...

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March 14, 2018 - Seveso Disaster : Chemical Events , Effects and Seveso Directives - Download as a PDF or view online for free

Seveso establishments are establishments that produce, process, treat, use or store dangerous substances, e.g. refineries, petrochemical plants, chemical plants, oil depots or storage sites for explosives. The name Seveso refers to a town in the north of Italy.

A 1976 chemical factory explosion near Seveso, Italy exposed residents to high levels of 2,3,7,8-tetracholorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD or dioxin). Dioxin is a known human carcinogen and potent endocrine disruptor. It is highly lipophilic and has a long half-life in humans.

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