sachin, Author at Virtual Toxic Tours

22 Aug

France, Ivry

September 18, 2023
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The Ivry/Paris XIIIeme incinerator processes up to 700,000 tonnes of household waste per year in one of the most densely populated and polluted places in Ile-d...

21 Aug

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United States, Pennsylvania

September 23, 2023
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Southwestern Pennsylvania is home to both the largest producing underground coal mine in North America and over three thousand fracked gas drilling and midstre...

21 Aug

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United States, Ohio

September 23, 2023
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In Eastern Ohio, residents are organizing to try to stop the petrochemical buildout along the Ohio River. An ethane cracker has been proposed by PTT Global Che...

21 Aug

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United States, Louisiana

August 23, 2024
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“Cancer Alley” (or “Death Alley”) refers to a stretch of River Parishes between the cities of Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana, which contains more than ...

18 Aug

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United States, Texas Port Arthur

September 23, 2023
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Port Arthur is home to the United States’ largest refinery, to numerous other Petrochemical facilities, as well as tank farms, railroad lines, and shipping fac...

18 Aug

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United States, Texas Corpus Christi

September 23, 2023
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Corpus Christi is in danger of heavy oil industry take over. It is home to the biggest petrochemical cracker plant in the world. Industry needs lots of wate...

18 Aug

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United States, California

September 23, 2023
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In Southern California, in Wilmington, Carson, and West Long Beach, which are situated on the ancestral homelands of the Tongva people, communities are forced ...

18 Aug

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South Africa, Durban

September 18, 2023
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The communities of South Durban live in some of the most heavily air polluted areas in Southern Africa. Home to two large petrochemical refineries, local co...

18 Aug

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Kenya, Turkana County

September 18, 2023
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The Turkana are found in Northern Kenya, and are a nomadic people. They are largely pastoralists and their traditional way of life is crucial to the sustainabi...

18 Aug

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Uganda, Kabal Subcounty

September 18, 2023
By sachin

Uganda is one of the sub-saharan countries to recently start oil extraction. To set up the petrochemical industrial park, the government of Uganda acquired 2,9...