- Bhopal Poison Gas Accident
- On December 3, 1984 a poison gas escaped from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. The gas, methyl isocyanate, caused more than 3,800 deaths and disabled 11,000 persons.
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- Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
- On March 24, 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground and leaked eleven million gallons of crude oil in Prince William Sound, creating the worst oil spill in the nation’s history.
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- Hazardous Site Map
- The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry offers an interactive map of the United States listing all known toxic sites.
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- Love Canal Toxic Site
- In 1977, hazardous chemicals were detected leaking out of the Love Canal site in upper New York State, upon which a neighborhood had been built.
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- Quebec Bridge Disaster
- An account of the 1907 Quebec Bridge collapse during construction, which killed 75 bridge workers.
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- Surviving the Dust Bowl
- An "American Experience" PBS film about the 1931 to 1939 Dust Bowl disaster that devastated the Southern Plains.
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1. Disease
2. Environmental
3. Disasters
4. Fires
5. Hazardous Waste
6. Oil Spills

After the Spill: The Exxon Valdez Disaster, Then and Now

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