Yokkaichi Asthma pollution crisis
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:disaster_response
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| gptkbp:cause |
gptkb:air_pollution
|
| gptkbp:compensation |
victims received compensation
|
| gptkbp:effect |
asthma
chronic bronchitis respiratory diseases |
| gptkbp:endDate |
1972
|
| gptkbp:governmentResponse |
stricter air pollution regulations
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Yokkaichi Asthma pollution crisis
|
| gptkbp:industry |
petrochemical industry
chemical plants oil refineries |
| gptkbp:legalOutcome |
court ruled in favor of victims
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Yokkaichi,_Mie_Prefecture,_Japan
|
| gptkbp:mainPollutant |
factory smoke
petrochemical emissions sulfur oxides (SOx) |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
1972 (court ruling)
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
first officially recognized pollution-related disease in Japan
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Minamata_disease
gptkb:Niigata_Minamata_disease gptkb:Itai-itai_disease |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1960
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Yokkaichi,_Japan
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|