Environmental Disasters Flashcards
1
Q
Chemicals leaking out of a dump caused leukemia in local children
A
Love canal, New York
2
Q
The burning of coal produced smog so thick that many people died of respiratory illnesses
A
London, England
3
Q
This estuary is eutrophied, and many plant and animal species are now unable to live there
A
Chesapeake bay, Maryland
4
Q
An explosion in a nuclear reactor spread radioactive materials over thousands of hectares in this region.
A
Chernobyl, Ukraine
5
Q
When this chemical plant exploded, thousands of people died from inhaling pesticides
A
Bhopal, India
