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Seveso Italian Dioxin Crisis

Background. Occurred at midday on July 10, 1976It happened outside of Seveso, Italy at the ICMESA companyThe ICMESA company is an industrial plantThe ICMESA company has been used for over 30 years before it was shutdownPeople back then did not know the toxicity of dioxin. ICMESA company. Causes of the Disaster.

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Seveso Italian Dioxin Crisis

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    1. Seveso Italian Dioxin Crisis By Steven Minniti

    2. Background Occurred at midday on July 10, 1976 It happened outside of Seveso, Italy at the ICMESA company The ICMESA company is an industrial plant The ICMESA company has been used for over 30 years before it was shutdown People back then did not know the toxicity of dioxin

    3. ICMESA company

    4. Causes of the Disaster There was operational failures in the ICMESA plant There was no cooling in the production cycle The storage vessels ruptured letting the dioxin vent out There was no device to decrease or stop the toxic material as it vented out

    5. Causes of the Disaster(cont.) Once the dioxin was out of the industrial plant the wind blew the dioxin in the direction of Seveso The disaster was worse because of the poor communication between the ICMESA plant and the plants

    6. Scope of Damage/Death There was no fatalities There are many new health concerns for the residents of Seveso

    7. Immediate Impacts Dioxin cloud covered the town The start of many future health problems Animals were killed immediately Buildings were destroyed

    8. Short Term Impacts chloracne appeared on victims of dioxin crisis There were quarantine zones set up - Zone A, Zone B, Zone R The Seveso Directive was put in effect Toxic material buried under reinforced concrete People diagnosed with abnormal liver function and abnormal nerve conduction

    9. Child with chloracne

    10. Current Impacts The public is now aware of the toxicity of dioxin Seveso Directive II is put into effect The ICMESA plant was demolished The environment is still recovering

    11. Map of Seveso

    12. Future Impacts People still aware of Dioxin People have better procedures dealing with dioxin The next generation have a higher chance of abnormal babies There could be a new seveso directive Environment will recover

    13. Future Impacts(cont.) Animals will return to the forest and plants will grow back Victims will get compensation for their troubles

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