Chernobyl
The explosion at Chernobyl nuclear power plant sent radioactive particles into the air and thus created a "dead zone" in a radius of 579 square miles.
Exxon Valdez
Tanker Exxon Valdez was stranded off the coast of Alaska in March 1989 and as a consequence more than 11 million gallons of crude oil covered the surface of the sea .
Love canal
Love Canal is a village in Niagara Falls in the state of New York. It became the subject of debate when it was discovered that it was built on a surface which is full of underground channels that were used for the disposal of more than 22,000 tons of toxic waste. Waste was disposed during the '40's and '50s by a company called "Hooker Chemicals."
Persian Gulf
The largest spills ever occurred during the Gulf War in 1991. Saddam Hussein deliberately released between 240 and 460 million gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf.
Bhopal disaster
Bhopal disaster occurred in 1984 near the Indian city of Madhya Pradesh. The pesticide plant leaked poison gas that killed more than 30,000 people. It was confirmed that the Indians still die from exposure to this gas although 25 years had passed since the disaster.
The Aral Sea
The Aral Sea began to dry up during the 1960s after the Soviet government redirected the river that filled the lake water to the cotton fields. A small number of people who live there today have small amount of surface water. They are also facing respiratory diseases due to dust in the air.
Plaza Times
Times Beach in Missouri was completely evacuated in 1983 when a factory that produced toxins during the Vietnam War sprayed an oil based mixture on the nearby roads. It created the largest civilian exposure to dioxin in the United States.
Floating island of garbage
This large floating garbage carpet is currently in the central parts of the Pacific Ocean and is considered to be the size of Texas! But the exact size is not known.
Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
The explosion on an oil platform on 21st April 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, led to the leakage of oil from the wells. It is estimated that approximately 1,000 barrels of oil leak every day. The oil stain is a huge problem for the local ecosystem and experts say it may even match the Exxon - Valdez disaster.
Palomares incident
Palomares incident occurred on 17th January 1966, when a bomber crashed into the air tanker during refueling. Two of the four hydrogen bombs carried by the bomber detonated after the collision which resulted in radioactive contamination of in a radius of 21,000,000 square feet. All this took place on the coast of Spain.
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