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There have been some horrendous incidents of chemical contaminations affecting workers and nearby communities.

  • Bhopal in India in 1984. At least 2500 people were killed when Methyl Isocyanate fumes escaped from the Union Carbide factory. A further 10, 000 were seriously injured and 20,000 disabled and over 300,000 suffered other forms of injury. Wiki Bhopal
  • Montana, Mexico, 1981: chlorine release; 29 killed, 100 injured, 5000 evacuated.
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  • Seveso, Italy, 1976: dioxin escape; many children disfigured by chloracne, 4450 acres of farmland poisoned, 100,000 grazing animals killed, 1000 people evacuated.

  • UK incident

    These are examples of gross contaminations. Smaller amounts over longer periods of time contaminate the air, water and land, often unnoticed.

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