Seveso 1
Seveso 1 : A municipality in Italy. In 1976 an explosion in a reactor at a chemical plant near Meda, a town north of Milan created a toxic cloud of dioxin that was released into the atmosphere, contaminating a densely populated area downwind from the site. This incident became known as the Seveso disaster, named after a neighboring municipality that was most severely affected. Eleven communities between Milan and Lake Como were directly involved in the toxic release and its aftermath. The European Economic Community (EEC) has since issued directives and amendments intended to prevent future incidents involving hazards to public health and safety. Such directives are commonly known as Seveso
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