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List of waste disposal incidents

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This is a list of notable waste disposal incidents.

IncidentDescriptionDateLocation
Aberfan disastercoal waste spill1966United Kingdom
Acerinox accidentradioactive contamination1998Spain
Agriculture Street LandfillUnited States
Ajka alumina plant accidentcaustic waste spill2010Hungary
Atari video game burial1983United States
Bajzë Rail Stationchemical contamination1991Albania
Buffalo Creek Floodcoal slurry impound spill1972United States
Corby toxic waste caseUnited Kingdom
[2006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic waste dump](2006-cote-d-ivoire-toxic-waste-dump)2006Côte d'Ivoire
Cuyahoga RiverUnited States
Friendly Floateesflotsam1992Ocean
Goiânia accidentradioactive contamination1987Brazil
Hansa Carrierflotsam1990Ocean
Khian Sea waste disposal incident1986
Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spillcoal fly ash slurry spill2008United States
[2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill](2015-gold-king-mine-waste-water-spill)acid mine waste spill2015United States
Gold mine at Kingston, Queenslandtoxic wasteAustralia
Lake Karachayradioactive waste dump siteRussia
Love Canaltoxic waste dumpUnited States
Māpua contaminated sitetoxic waste1932-88New Zealand
Martin County sludge spillwater pollution2000United States
Mayapuriradioactive contamination1986India
McFarland incidenttoxic waste2000South Korea
Minamata Bay mercury poisoningcause of Minamata disease1932-68Japan
Mobro 4000 garbage barge1987United States
MunisportUnited States
Radioactive waste dumping by the 'Ndranghetaradioactive wasteItaly
Saint John, New Brunswick harbour cleanupsewerageCanada
Seveso disastertoxic pollutant1976Italy
Spodden Valley asbestos controversy2004United Kingdom
Sydney Tar Pondshazardous wasteCanada
Syringe Tide1987-88United States
Techa Riverradioactive contaminationRussia
Teckomatorp1970sSweden
Times Beach, Missouridioxin scare1983United States
Tonoshō, Kagawaindustrial waste dumpJapan
Tui mine tailings damNew Zealand
DuPont Washington Worksperfluorooctanoic acid dump1951-2003United States
Valley of the Drumstoxic waste dumpUnited States
View-Master factory supply wellUnited States
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