Seveso, the Dioxin Disaster 50 Years Ago and the Scoop on Women in Displaced Pregnancy: the Toxic Cloud, the Silence of the Leaders, the Evacuation Behind the Scenes.
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We almost no longer remember that cloud of dioxin, first pink and then invisible, which penetrated into the nostrils of the brianzoli and in our imaginary half a century ago. ...
The name of this small Lombard town, between Milan and Como, is now primarily associated with hazardous industrial sites, whose presence is perceived as a latent threat. This classification, however, derives its name from an industrial accident which, while causing no immediate casualties, profoundly disrupted the lives and health of hundreds of residents, many of whom were forced to leave their homes forever.
On 10 July 1976 the dioxin cloud of Seveso broke automatic confidence in industry and inaugurated a new season of rules, reclamations and surveillance.
Return to the town of Brianza, theatre in 1976 of one of the most serious ecological catastrophes in Italian history
The story of the dramatic days of July 1976 of a young journalist "abusiva" in Brianza. "I knew that more than 500 people had been taken to the Motel Agip in Milan West. And I rushed to the place"
An explosion in a chemical plant, a highly toxic dioxin cloud and thousands of people exposed: the Seveso disaster marked a turning point in European industrial history. Fifty years after the tragedy, its legacy is still well present, even in the regulations that frame nearly 400 risk sites in Belgium. Explanations of Lilian Lefebvre.
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