The study population includes subjects resident at the time of the accident in three. July 10, 1976 seveso, italy mitsuo kobayashi graduate school of new frontier sciences, university of tokyo. Possible longterm effects have been examined through mortality and cancer incidence studies. The industrial accident that occurred in the town of seveso, italy, in 1976. The accident that occurred in a chemical plant near the town of seveso, italy, in. Pdf serum dioxin levels in seveso, italy, population in 1976. Seveso, sono tenute sotto controllo attraverso il sistema di gestione ambientale. The nearby town of seveso, located 15 miles from milan, had some 17,000 inhabitants.
Our public circabc interest group contains a wealth of documents related to the seveso directive. Seveso made world headlines when, on 10 july 1976, storage vessels at the icmesa chemical plant ruptured, releasing several kilograms of the dioxin tcdd 2,3,7,8tetrachlorodibenzopdioxin into the atmosphere. Assessment of the health risks of dioxins, a 1998 report by the world health organization. After this serious industrial accident, the whole area underwent huge decontamination works that entailed the. Sep 15, 2009 the seveso, italy accident in 1976 caused the contamination of a large population by 2,3,7,8tetrachlorodibenzopdioxin tcdd. View notes lecture 12a safety, fire and explosions part 2 f19. Mortality in a population exposed to dioxin after the seveso, italy. The seveso accident in 1976 caused a large, populated area north of milan, italy, to be contaminated by 2,3,7. You will find there, amongst others, information and guidance documents, related studies and reports, workshop and seminar.
Investigating the discrete memory of the seveso disaster in. A versao original desta apresentacao, com slides coloridos, no formato pdf, esta. Masamitsu tamura graduate school of new frontier sciences, university of tokyo at about 12. Overview, in july, 1976, at a chemical plant in the suburbs of milan, italy. Sergioantonio goncalves quimico industrial e consultor paraassuntos regulatorios contatos. Lecture 12a safety, fire and explosions part 2 f19. Seveso major accident hazards environment european. The nature of cities is changing compagnia delle foreste s. Dioxin exposure and cancer risk in the seveso womens health study. Dopo piu di 30 anni dalla tragedia che colpi seveso l italia non e ancora fuori pericolo da incidenti simili.
We have updated the cancer incidence study which now covers the period 197796. Seveso disaster, italy 1976 by olivia hart on prezi. On july 10th, 1976, one of the reactors of the icmesa chemical factoryrun by the givaudan corporation on behalf of the swiss multinational hofmannla rochereleased a toxic cloud that caused dioxin contamination on the territory of the towns of seveso, meda, desio and cesano. An unforeseeable accident on july 10, 1976, in seveso, italy, led to an environmental. Ahr genedioxin interactions and birthweight in the seveso. Repubblica italiana, is a unitary parliamentary republic in southern europe. Pdf on july 10, 1976, an explosion at a chemical plant near seveso, italy, released a mixture of chemicals, including. Council directive 9682ec of 9 december 1996 on the control of majoraccident hazards involving dangerous substances seveso ii directive 201218eu of the european parliament and of the council of 4 july 2012 on the control of. The seveso disaster was a chemical accident on 10 july 1976, at the small italian town of meda, 20 km from milan in lombardy. Cancer incidence in the population exposed to dioxin after. Seveso italy, 1976 release of 2kg of highlytoxic dioxin tcdd cause. Explosion of chemical plant in seveso, italy july 10, 1976. The legislation section provides a more extensive description of the requirements included in the seveso directive.
Tens of thousands of farm animals and pets died or were later deliberately slaughtered, though it is believed that there was not a. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 1. By taylor grikis and loren goddard period 3 enjoy watching. In 1976, the extremely harmful effects of dioxin on human health were. Analogamente alcune criticita legate agli aspetti di sicurezza sono tenute sotto controllo attraverso il sistema di gestione dalla salute e sicurezza sul lavoro. Human and environmental risks of chlorinated dioxins and related. The seveso womens health study swhs, initiated in 1996, is a cohort of 981 italian women exposed to tcdd from an industrial explosion in july 1976. The seveso disaster was an industrial accident that occurred around 12.
The seveso studies on early and longterm effects of dioxin. Though the trigger was disregard of the operation manual, it seemed to be an. Pdf dioxin exposure and cancer risk in the seveso women. In these respects seveso resembled bhopal 1984 and chernobyl 1986, which have both come to be regarded as international symbols of industrial pathology. Ratti and giuseppe belli dipartimento di fisica nucleare e teorica delluniversita di pavia.
Later, the disaster led to safety countermeasures named the seveso directive and the. The seveso studies on early and longterm citeseerx. As the italian parliamentary commission on the seveso disaster has documented. Case details leakage of toxic substances at a chemical plant. We measured tcdd concentrations in maternal serum collected close to the time of the accident. Mitsuo kobayashi graduate school of new frontier sciences, university of tokyo.
Dal disastro in brianza alla costruzione di unepidemiologia partecipata. This paper describes, by means of a unique case study, i. Power plant for the production of hexachlorophene hexachlorophene is a commonly used disinfectant a container containing one of the ingredients used to make hexachlorophene, trichlorophenol exploded it was released into the air as a toxic vapor this chemical is cancer causing it. Roche 1965 1978 pdf history timeline at the homepage of hoffmannlaroche.
Until 1976 industrie chimiche meda societa azionaria icmesa was located at the border with the town of desio. To the north, italy borders france, switzerland, austria, and slovenia, and is approximately delimited by the alpine watershed, enclosing the po valley and the venetian plain. Seveso disaster simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A 1976 chemical factory explosion near seveso, italy exposed residents to high levels of 2,3,7,8tetracholorodibenzopdioxin tcdd or dioxin. May 30, 2008 dopo piu di 30 anni dalla tragedia che colpi seveso l italia non e ancora fuori pericolo da incidenti simili. There was an explosion at a chemical factory which released a lot of the toxic poison dioxin, tcdd, into the air.
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