Seveso, italy
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Seveso disaster
Toxic chemical leak in Italy in 1976
The Seveso disaster was an industrial accident that occurred around 12:37 pm on 10 July 1976, in a small chemical manufacturing plant approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Milan in the Lombardy region of Italy. It resulted in the highest known exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in residential populations,[1] which gave rise to numerous scientific studies and standardized industrial safety regulations, including the European Union's Seveso III Directive. This accident was ranked eighth in a list of the worst man-made environmental disasters by Time magazine in 2010.[2]
Location of disaster
The Seveso disaster was named after Seveso, the community most affected, which had a population of 17,000 in 1976. Other affected neighbouring communities were Meda (19,000), Desio (33,000), Cesano Maderno (34,000) and to a lesser extent Barlassina (6,000) and Bovisio-Masciago (11,000).[3] The industrial plant, located in Meda, was owned by the company Indust
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5 Minutes With… Digital Designer Alberto Seveso
In this moment in your life, do you feel more like a digital artist, a next-generation painter or a photographer? Can you define yourself in some way?
Despite the efforts, I can’t manage to find a term to define myself, apart from using the too-generic term “creative”, which suits me way better than “artist” (also because the word “artist” has become too heavy and too exploited, as it has ended up defining things or people who do not really deserve the distinction).
Let’s say I consider myself a modern labourer. Digital work has become so common nowadays that it’s no longer a niche thing. The world is filled with workers of creativity. Today, the real artist is every craftsman, who is able to shape items with his hands (couturiers, carpenters, etc.).
The most authentic digital art was in the period between the early and late ‘90s, when only a select few were able to create something really new and sensational, and within a relatively long time-frame, due to the slowness of the devices of that time.
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Seveso
For the river, see Seveso River.
Comune in Lombardy, Italy
Seveso (Italian pronunciation:[ˈsɛːvezo]; Lombard: Séves[ˈseːʋes]) is a town and comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza, in the Region of Lombardy. The economy of the town has traditionally been based on the furniture industry.
Its name comes from the river of the same name which crosses the comune in a north-south direction.
Seveso received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 18 June 2003.
Geography
The town is situated 21 kilometres (13 mi) to the north of Milan in the Brianza lowlands. The territory of the commume is highly urbanised, with the majority of inhabitants living in the town.
Seveso lies on the national trunk road Statale dei Giovi, which connects Milan to Como and on the Milan-Meda motorway. Seveso railway station is located on the Milan–Asso railway, while Seveso-Baruccana railway station is located on the Saronno–Seregno railway.
Neighbouring communes are Meda, Seregno, Barlassina, Cogliate, Cesano Maderno.
History
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