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Historical Perspective on the Risk of Chemicals and Radiation

Explore significant historical events related to the risks of chemicals and radiation, including the Love Canal disaster, Bhopal gas leak, Minamata disease, and Chernobyl accident. Discover how these incidents have shaped the management of risks over time.

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Historical Perspective on the Risk of Chemicals and Radiation

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  1. Historical Perspective on the Risk of Chemicals and Radiation

  2. 1957: Walt Disney Book and TV Show

  3. Eisenhower’s 1954 Speech to the UN

  4. 1981: Near Buffalo, New York The Love Canal Disaster

  5. California Proposition 65 (1986)

  6. Bhopal, India, 1984 Pesticide Plant: Methyl Isocyanate Gas Leaks Over 4,000 People Die (up to 16,000?)

  7. Minamata, Japan

  8. Methyl Mercury in Industrial wastewater From Chisso Corp. 1932-1968 Discovered 1956 Continued until 1968

  9. Effects of “Minamata Disease”

  10. By 2001 2,265 victims 1,784 fatalities 10,000 received compensation Total about $86 million

  11. Chernobyl, Ukraine 1986

  12. And how about the historical management of risks? See video clip on Alkali Lake….

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