Environmental Disasters
Description: Environmental Disasters | |
Number of Questions: 19 | |
Created by: Karuna Seth | |
Tags: evs science |
River in Ohio that caught fire more than once, led to Clean Water Act of '72
Switch to new water source caused pipe corrosion, lead in drinking water, began in 2014
Accident in Italy, released lg quantities of Dioxin, (chem in Agnt Ornge), chloracne & neuro
Site was developed for nuclear waste, currently not in use, dry cask storage of waste @ sites
Leak of cyanide into river by gold mining company in Romania
Dam in Egypt, displaced people and archaeological sites, protects against drought
Neighborhood in NY, contam w toxic waste, birth defects, area abandoned, Superfund law resulted
Sea in Kazakhstan that has almost disappeared due to the use of the body to irrigate the desert
Dam on the Yangtze River, drastically reduces coal consumption and helps with flooding
Fertilizer in Mississ. watershed-->algal blooms-->incr in bacteria-->no oxygen for aquatic life
Neurological syndrome caused by mercury poisoning, Japan, dumping of indust wastewater --> fish
Worst nuclear disaster, Ukraine, city had to be evacuated, '86, UN has a restoration program
2nd lgest US oil spill, '89, Alaska, hit a reef, was promised 2 have detecting equip but didn't
Hydroelec. proj in Canada, caused Hg pollution, displaced native ppl, messes w salmon migration
Offshore oil rig leased by BP, had an explosion that killed 11, largest oil spill in us history
Large aquifer in central US, overextracted for farming & fracking, 6000 yrs to recharge
Pesticide leak in India, killed over 3000 ppl, 500,000 injuries, worst industrial disaster
Nuclear disaster in PA bc of a faulty valve, linked to thyroid cancer, decrease in plants after