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Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
01/07/2014
(Dow Chemical)
Residents of Villa Inflamble filed a lawsuit against the 'Argentinian Government, Government of the city of Buenos Aires, and 44 businesses for damages to their health suffered as a result of the pollution of Matanza-Riachuelo River.'Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBusiness & Human Rights Resource CenterInjuries & Diseases, Pollution
17/10/2001Union Carbide
(Owned by Dow Chemical)
Pesticide manufacturers have abandoned a stockpile of highly toxic obsolete pesticides threatening  health of residents and livestock, soil, and local water supplies - most dangerous of which originate from Bayer.Kathmandu, NepalGreenpeacePollution
19/08/1999
(Dow Chemical)
Group of 39 companies deemed responsible for disposing hazardous waste at Superfund site; 18,500 cubic yards of soil contaminated by VOCs, PCBs and lead. Cleanup settlement - $23 million.Piscataway, NJ, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
31/12/1989
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01/01/1973

(Dow Chemical)
49 private and public entities sent millions of pounds of hazardous waste in Casmalia disposal facility causing 'longstanding environmental problems'. Cleanup costs - over $100 million.Santa Maria, CA, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution