List of waste disposal incidents

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The Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill viewed a day after the event. Aerial view of ash slide site Dec 23 2008 TVA.gov 123002.jpg
The Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill viewed a day after the event.

This is a list of notable waste disposal incidents.

IncidentDescriptionDateLocation
Aberfan disaster coal waste spill1966United Kingdom
Acerinox accident radioactive contamination 1998Spain
Agriculture Street Landfill United States
Ajka alumina plant accident caustic waste spill2010Hungary
Atari video game burial 1983United States
Bajzë Rail Station chemical contamination1991Albania
Buffalo Creek Flood coal slurry impound spill1972United States
Corby toxic waste case United Kingdom
2006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic waste dump 2006Côte d'Ivoire
Cuyahoga River United States
Friendly Floatees flotsam1992Ocean
Goiânia accident radioactive contamination1987Brazil
Hansa Carrier flotsam1990Ocean
Khian Sea waste disposal incident 1986
Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill coal fly ash slurry spill2008United States
2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill acid mine waste spill2015United States
Gold mine at Kingston, Queensland toxic wasteAustralia
Lake Karachay radioactive waste dump siteRussia
Love Canal toxic waste dumpUnited States
Mapua contaminated site toxic waste1932-88New Zealand
Martin County sludge spill water pollution2000United States
Mayapuri radioactive contamination1986India
Minamata Bay mercury poisoningcause of Minamata disease 1932-68Japan
Mobro 4000 garbage barge1987United States
Munisport United States
Radioactive waste dumping by the 'Ndrangheta radioactive wasteItaly
Saint John, New Brunswick harbour cleanup sewerageCanada
Seveso disaster toxic pollutant1976Italy
Spodden Valley asbestos controversy 2004United Kingdom
Sydney Tar Ponds hazardous wasteCanada
Syringe Tide 1987-88United States
Techa River radioactive contaminationRussia
Teckomatorp 1970sSweden
Times Beach, Missouri dioxin scare1983United States
Tonoshō, Kagawa industrial waste dumpJapan
Tui mine tailings damNew Zealand
DuPont Washington Works perfluorooctanoic acid dump1951-2003United States
Valley of the Drums toxic waste dumpUnited States
View-Master factory supply well United States

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