The Times Beach Disaster
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A short documentary on the disaster that unfolded in the early 1970's, in which the city of Times Beach was revealed to have been sprayed with deadly Dioxin chemical waste material as part of a dust control effort.

"Times Beach is a ghost town in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, 17 miles (27 km) southwest of St. Louis and 2 miles (3 km) east of Eureka. Once home to more than two thousand people, the town was completely evacuated early in 1983 due to Dioxin contamination. It was the larg...

A short documentary on the disaster that unfolded in the early 1970's, in which the city of Times Beach was revealed to have been sprayed with deadly Dioxin chemical waste material as part of a dust control effort.

"Times Beach is a ghost town in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, 17 miles (27 km) southwest of St. Louis and 2 miles (3 km) east of Eureka. Once home to more than two thousand people, the town was completely evacuated early in 1983 due to Dioxin contamination. It was the largest civilian exposure to dioxin in the country's history." {Wikipedia}

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Published on Mar 27, 2018
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