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Author:   Angus M. Gunn
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.388kg
ISBN:  

9780313319990

ISBN 10:   0313319995
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   30 November 2003
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

CONTENTSCONTENTSContents Acknowledgments ixIntroduction xi1. Coal Mining Tragedies 1Turtle Mountain, Canada, 1903 1Aberfan, Wales, 1966 3Buffalo Creek, West Virginia, 1972 72. Dam Failures 11Santa Clara River, California, 1928 11Teton River, Idaho, 1976 15Vaiont River Valley, Italy, 1963 203. Government Actions 25Hiroshima, Japan, 1945 25Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 1946 28Ukraine, Soviet Union, 1932 34Morris County, New Jersey, 1926 38Halifax, Canada, 1917 394. Industrial Explosions 43Oppau, Germany, 1921 43Texas City, Texas, 1947 46Cleveland, Ohio, 1944 50Mexico City, Mexico, 1984 54Flixborough, England, 1974 575. Nuclear Energy Accidents 61Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, 1979 61Chernobyl, Soviet Union, 1986 67Tokai, Japan, 1999 726. Oil Spills 77Coastal Brittany, France, 1978 77Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989 82Block Island Sound, Rhode Island, 1996 897. Terrorist Acts 93Eastern United States, 2001 93Kuwait and the Persian Gulf, 1991 96Washington, D.C., 2001 101New York City, 1993 103New York City, 2001 1078. Toxicity—Industrial 113Bhopal, India, 1984 113Seveso, Italy, 1976 118Minamata, Japan, 1956 123Basel, Switzerland, 1986 1269. Toxicity—Residential 129Love Canal, New York, 1978 129Iraq, 1971 134London, England, 1952 136Index 141

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?Gunn describes about 40 major environmental disasters for which the principal cause was human error or deliberate human action....The book is well written and well balanced, and the author, who previously wrote a book on natural disasters, has a good grasp of the technical background behind each of the disasters he describes. He discusses not only the technical, but also the economic, political, and sociological backgrounds of each disaster. A good starting place for anyone wanting to research human-caused disasters. Recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates.?-Choice ?These events alert students to serious issues facing us all. This book can spark discussions and promote further research in many subject areas. Recommended.?-Library Media Connection ""These events alert students to serious issues facing us all. This book can spark discussions and promote further research in many subject areas. Recommended.""-Library Media Connection ""Gunn describes about 40 major environmental disasters for which the principal cause was human error or deliberate human action....The book is well written and well balanced, and the author, who previously wrote a book on natural disasters, has a good grasp of the technical background behind each of the disasters he describes. He discusses not only the technical, but also the economic, political, and sociological backgrounds of each disaster. A good starting place for anyone wanting to research human-caused disasters. Recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates.""-Choice

?Gunn describes about 40 major environmental disasters for which the principal cause was human error or deliberate human action....The book is well written and well balanced, and the author, who previously wrote a book on natural disasters, has a good grasp of the technical background behind each of the disasters he describes. He discusses not only the technical, but also the economic, political, and sociological backgrounds of each disaster. A good starting place for anyone wanting to research human-caused disasters. Recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates.?-Choice

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ANGUS M. GUNN is Professor Emeritus of the University of British Columbia.

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