ENST 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Acute Radiation Syndrome, Asthma, Liver Disease
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Babies were born blind, brain damaged etc. Factory was built right before and denied any responsibility and continued to drain chemicals in the lake. Mercury poising was the cause but it was hidden. Cisco company continued to spill oil for 10 more years. Later victims later asked for consummation and they refused until pressure from the public got the government involved. Torrey canyon boat filled with oil hit rocks in england. Cheap and efficient way to kill bugs with pesticide all over farm fields. One lady came out with her concerns and scientists immediately shut her down. Government put oil on fire, it was huge but oil already got out. Pelicans ceased breeding because of traces from pesticides washing to sea and making their eggs have very small shells. All the eggs were broken except two. The fish birds were eating affected the eggs of the birds.