Ajka alumina plant red sludge disaster
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The Ajka alumina plant red sludge disaster was a 2010 industrial catastrophe in western Hungary in which a reservoir failure released a torrent of toxic red mud, causing widespread environmental damage, injuries, and fatalities in nearby towns.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ajka alumina plant red sludge disaster canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20948519 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ajka alumina plant red sludge disaster Context triple: [Devecser, affectedBy, Ajka alumina plant red sludge disaster]
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A.
Kingston coal ash spill of 2008
The Kingston coal ash spill of 2008 was a major environmental disaster in Tennessee in which a dike failure at a coal-fired power plant released millions of cubic yards of toxic coal ash into nearby rivers and land.
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B.
Samarco mining disaster
The Samarco mining disaster was a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil that released millions of tons of iron ore waste, causing widespread environmental devastation and contamination of the Doce River and surrounding communities.
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C.
Brumadinho
Brumadinho is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, internationally known for the Inhotim contemporary art institute and for the 2019 mining dam disaster.
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D.
Fundão dam collapse
The Fundão dam collapse was a catastrophic 2015 mining waste disaster in Brazil that released millions of cubic meters of toxic sludge, causing widespread environmental damage and contamination along the Doce River basin.
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E.
Sidoarjo mudflow
The Sidoarjo mudflow is a long-lasting industrial mud volcano disaster in East Java, Indonesia, that began erupting in 2006 and has inundated villages, displaced thousands of residents, and sparked major environmental and legal controversies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ajka alumina plant red sludge disaster Target entity description: The Ajka alumina plant red sludge disaster was a 2010 industrial catastrophe in western Hungary in which a reservoir failure released a torrent of toxic red mud, causing widespread environmental damage, injuries, and fatalities in nearby towns.
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A.
Kingston coal ash spill of 2008
The Kingston coal ash spill of 2008 was a major environmental disaster in Tennessee in which a dike failure at a coal-fired power plant released millions of cubic yards of toxic coal ash into nearby rivers and land.
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B.
Samarco mining disaster
The Samarco mining disaster was a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil that released millions of tons of iron ore waste, causing widespread environmental devastation and contamination of the Doce River and surrounding communities.
-
C.
Brumadinho
Brumadinho is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, internationally known for the Inhotim contemporary art institute and for the 2019 mining dam disaster.
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D.
Fundão dam collapse
The Fundão dam collapse was a catastrophic 2015 mining waste disaster in Brazil that released millions of cubic meters of toxic sludge, causing widespread environmental damage and contamination along the Doce River basin.
-
E.
Sidoarjo mudflow
The Sidoarjo mudflow is a long-lasting industrial mud volcano disaster in East Java, Indonesia, that began erupting in 2006 and has inundated villages, displaced thousands of residents, and sparked major environmental and legal controversies.
- F. None of above. chosen
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