Review Of The Seveso II Directive
Elaine Campling explains the history and outlines the relevance of the Seveso II Directive, which is currently subject to review by EU Member States
Year
2010
Company
Fujifilm Speciality Ink Systems Ltd
Author
Elaine Campling
The adoption of the original Seveso Directive was prompted by an accident at a chemical plant in Seveso, Italy in 1976, when significant quantities of tetrachlorodibenzoparadioxin (TCDD), or dioxin as it is more commonly known, were released as an unwanted by-product from a runaway chemical reaction, causing significant environmental contamination.
Review Of The Seveso II Directive
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