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a so called "epidemic of an unknown disease" spread around Japan, contaminating the Minamata bay with mercury, which began to turn into methyl mercury inside the muscles of fish and that fish was aten by people who bought it at local stores. which made tons and tons of people sick. About 900 people passed away, and several were injured.
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silent spring provides insight on the damage that man-made pesticides serve to the environment. publicly silent spring is often viewed as the beginning of the modern environmentalist movement.
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The conference focused on "stimulating and providing guidelines for action by the government and organizations.
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an ESA was signed by President Richard Nixon. the ESA was signed because they wanted to prevent extinction and to recover species to the point where the laws protection is not needed.
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From 1942 to 1953 the hooker chemical company began using the canal. At the end of that period the contents of the canal consisted of 21,000 tons of toxic chemicals. In the late 1970s the toxic leaked into the soil, causing to severe health problems like, multiple cancers, and increased mortality rates.
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More than 40 tons of Methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticides plant in Bhopal India, instantly killing at least 3,800 people and causing remarkable morbidity and premature death for many thousands more.
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The product of a flawed soviet reactor design had a bunch of mistakes by the plant operators. fires and steam explode, two Chernobyl plant workers passed away due to the explosion, along with another 28 people who passed within a few days after, due to radiation syndrome.
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This documentary film is by the work of Al Gore, Former U.S vice president. they wanted this out to raise awareness about the issues, and encourage to take action against global warming.