Period+3+-+Seveso


 * The Disaster of Seveso, Italy **




 * __DETAILS:__**
 * July 10, 1976
 * Cause=Valve broke at the Industrie Chimiche Meda Societa Azironaria chemical plant in Meda
 * Released a chemical cloud filed with dioxin that went 50 meters into the sky
 * 3,000 kg of chemicals were released
 * The chemicals were trichlorophenol and dioxin
 * The accident wasn't immediately noticed
 * No one was at the plant when it happened
 * The company ICMESA is responsible for it
 * First signs of health problems were burn-like lesions and later chloracne a skin disorder broke out
 * 37,000 people were believed to have been exposed to the chemicals
 * 4% of the local farm animals died and about 80,000 had to be killed to prevent contamination
 * Zones B and R were the most contaminated areas
 * Dr. Mocarelli tested and treated those affected
 * Today the area is turned into a park, called Bosco delle Querce or Seveso Oak Forest Park
 * Beneath the ground are 2 massive concrete tanks that have the top soil and the animals that were slaughtered in them and it is treated

No laws/policies have been made. They always check the park area for dioxin leaks to make sure the environment will stay safe/healthy.


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