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Castle Bravo
the code name given to the first United States test of a dry fuel hydrogen bomb
the first test by the United States of a practical deliverable fusion bomb -
Silent Spring
an environmental science book written by Rachel Carson
brought environmental concerns to the American public. -
Libby, Montana Asbestos Contamination
Libby's economy had been largely supported in the past by the use of natural resources such as logging and mining.
The asbestos found in Libby appears to be unique in terms of its molecular composition and disease progression and is called Libby amphibole asbestos. -
The Palomares Incident
The B-52G began its mission from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, carrying four Type B28RI hydrogen bombs on a Cold War airborne alert mission named Operation Chrome Dome.
The KC-135 was completely destroyed when its fuel load ignited, killing all four crew members. The B-52G broke apart, killing three of the seven crew members aboard -
Door to Hell
The Door to Hell is noted for its natural gas fire which has been burning continuously since it was lit by Soviet petrochemical engineers
The pungent smell of burning sulfur pervades the area for some distance -
Amoco Cadiz
The ship got caught is a bad stormed that wrecked the ship and made oill spill.
Crew tried to repair ship so oil could stop spilling nut was unsuccessful -
The Three Mile Island Nuclear Explosion
The Three Mile Island accident was a partial nuclear meltdown
It was the worst accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history.
It was the worst accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history. -
Pacific Gyre Garbage Patch
a gyre of marine debris particles in the central North Pacific Ocean
the Great Pacific garbage patch formed gradually as a result of marine pollution gathered by oceanic currents -
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
The amount of oil spilled could fill 125 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
1,300 miles of coastline were hit by the oil spill -
Eccocide in Vietnam
ecocide means to any extensive damage or destruction of the natural landscape and disruption or loss of ecosystem. destroying the natural environment -
The Kuwait Oil Fires
The fires burned out of control because of the dangers of sending in firefighting crews during the war
The petroleum fires polluted both the soil and the air, and they have also been linked with what was later called Gulf War Syndrome -
Jilin Chemical Plant Explosions
The explosion severely polluted the Songhua River, with an estimated 100 tons of pollutants containing benzene and nitrobenzene entering into the river.
The fires were finally put out early in the morning of November 14 -
Sidoarjo Mud Flow
The eruption took place near a drilling site belonging to PT Lapindo Brantas.
For about seven years the mudflow has been damaging the lives of the residents -
TVA Kingston Fossil Plant Coal Fly Ash Slurry Spill
an ash dike ruptured at an 84-acre solid waste containment area
It was the largest fly ash release in United States history. -
Deep water horizon BP oil spill
the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry.
The oil flowed for 87 days until it was all finally recovered -
Fukushima Daiichi
the plant consists of six boiling water reactors
Japanese regulators granted an extension of ten years for the continued operation of the reactor. It was damaged during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
