Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
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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, Argentina | Business & Human Rights Resource Center | Injuries & Diseases, Pollution | |
17/10/2001 | Union 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, Nepal | Greenpeace | Pollution | |
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 States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution | |
31/12/1989 - 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 States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution |