Trafigura toxic waste scandal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Trafigura_toxic_waste_scandal
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
gptkbp:affectedPopulation over 100,000
gptkbp:containsSettlement $198 million
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkbp:date 2006
gptkbp:deathsReported at least 17
gptkbp:healthEffect nausea
respiratory problems
skin burns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trafigura toxic waste scandal
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Trafigura
gptkbp:legalIssue Trafigura settled with Ivorian government
gptkbp:location gptkb:Abidjan
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC
gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkbp:notableFor largest toxic dumping incident in West Africa
legal battles in UK and Netherlands
media gag order in UK
gptkbp:publicReaction international outrage
gptkbp:relatedTo corporate accountability
environmental justice
gptkbp:resultedIn changes in waste management laws in Ivory Coast
increased scrutiny of multinational corporations
gptkbp:shipsInvolved gptkb:Probo_Koala
gptkbp:typeOfWaste toxic waste
gptkbp:wasteContained gptkb:hydrogen_sulfide
caustic soda
phenols
gptkbp:wasteDumpedAt multiple sites in Abidjan
gptkbp:wasteType gptkb:Probo_Koala
slops from oil refining
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Minton_Report
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7