Seveso pronunciation
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What caused the seveso disaster
Seveso disaster
Toxic chemical leak in Italy in 1976
The Seveso disaster was an industrial accident that occurred around 12:37 pm on 10 July 1976, in a small chemical manufacturing plant approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Milan in the Lombardy region of Italy.
It resulted in the highest known exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in residential populations,[1] which gave rise to numerous scientific studies and standardized industrial safety regulations, including the European Union's Seveso III Directive.
This accident was ranked eighth in a list of the worst man-made environmental disasters by Time magazine in 2010.[2]
Location of disaster
The Seveso disaster was named after Seveso, the community most affected, which had a population of 17,000 in 1976.
Other affected neighbouring communities were Meda (19,000), Desio (33,000), Cesano Maderno (34,000) and to a lesser extent Barlassina (6,000) and Bovisio-Masciago
