Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
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17/07/2001 | Motiva Enterprises | Leaking and corroded tank -unfit for use - explodes; one worker killed, many others injured; approximately 99,000 gallons of spent sulfuric acid spilled into Delaware river for days; thousands of dead fish and crabs; sulfuric acid released into the air. Criminal fines - $10 million. | Delaware City, DE, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Pollution |