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Seveso

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Seveso
a town in N Italy, near Milan: evacuated in 1976 after contamination by a poisonous cloud of dioxin gas released from a factory


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Researchers led by Angela Pesatori from the Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico pored over the incidence of cancer among people who lived in Seveso at the time of the July 10 1976 disaster or who migrated there within the next 10 years.
Victims of Seveso disaster face higher risk from some cancers by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Ten-year mortality study of the population involved in the Seveso incident in 1976.
Man-made chemicals: the hidden role of the lymphatic system in the ... by Yanick, Paul, Jr. / Townsend Letter
Infamous environmental and public health disasters such as the Cuyahoga River burn (1969), Seveso (1976), Love Canal (1978), Times Beach (1982), and Bhopal (1984) solidified the nation's commitment to this goal, as did recognition of such chronic hazards as lead, asbestos, and vinyl chloride.
The public health approach to chemical exposures: a national ... by Frumkin, Howard / Journal of Environmental Health
 
 
 
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