It is essential to prevent environmental disasters such as gas leaks, oil spills and waste dumps. For example, in 2014 there was the Flint Water Crisis in Flint, Michigan, USA. Which occured due to lead in the water that they were consuming. In 1984, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy or Bhopal Disaster released toxic gas, methyl isocyanate (MIC), into the atmosphere leading to the death of over 10,000 people during the year and also adverse health effects on other humans and unborn children in the area.
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