12 Questions
What industry was primarily affected by the Foxborough disaster?
Chemical manufacturing
What was the cause of the Foxborough disaster in 1974?
Failure of a pressure relief valve leading to an explosion
What measures could have potentially prevented the Foxborough disaster?
Regular inspection and maintenance of pressure relief valves
Which chemical was the highest known exposure in the Seveso disaster?
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)
Which company owned the industrial plant involved in the Seveso disaster?
Givaudan
Which community had the highest population affected by the Seveso disaster?
Seveso (17,000)
In which region of Italy did the Seveso disaster occur?
Lombardy
What was the rank of the Seveso disaster in Time magazine's list of worst man-made environmental disasters?
Eighth
What was the population of Bovisio-Masciago in 1976, one of the communities affected by the Seveso disaster?
6,000
Which company was the parent company of Industrie Chimiche Meda Società Azionaria (ICMESA), the owner of the industrial plant involved in the Seveso disaster?
Hoffmann-La Roche (Roche Group)
What was the European Union's response to the Seveso disaster?
Seveso III Directive
What was the rank of the Seveso disaster in Time magazine's list of worst man-made environmental disasters?
Eighth
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