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Barrel
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Envelope
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Residential
Toxic Waste
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Pierre Malychef
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Barrel
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Pierre Malychef
A tractor shovel moving piles of toxic waste barrels.
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Note(s)
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Barrel
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Portrait
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Barrel
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Pierre Malychef
Blue gallon containing residual products from chemical industries as indicated by their label that also reads in Spanish "M.L.S.A. via Puerto Cabello", a town in Venezuela. We couldn’t find more information around the sources, and whether they were related to the Italian toxic waste trade brought to Lebanon through a deal between the Italian mafia and Lebanese Forces. The image was taken by Pierre Malychef in the late 1980s.
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Barrel
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Residential
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
Container
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Toxic Waste
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Pierre Malychef
According to the label, the content of this barrel is related to polyurethanes, produced by the British chemical company, Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). The barrel may be related to the toxic waste deal between the Italian mafia and the Lebanese Forces through its Italian division, Atlas Europol s.p.A. From 1982 till 1987, the chairman of the company was Sir John Harvey-Jones, a British naval commander during World War II and a naval intelligence specialist post-World War II, whose approach to the chemical business was focused on speed, more power into fewer hands, and high profit.
The previous picture (probably of the back label) indicates that this barrel contains diphenylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate (MDI), a light yellow-colored solid. It is not soluble in water. It may be toxic by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption; acute (short-term) inhalation of high concentrations of MDI may cause sensitization and asthma in humans. If in a solution it may or may not burn depending on the nature of the material and/or the solvent. It is used to produce polyurethane foams.
The barrel is rusted and has seashells growing on it, signs that it was submerged in seawater for a certain period of time.
The image was taken by Pierre Malychef in the late 1980s.
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Quarry
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Pierre Malychef
An rusted, empty barrel of toxic waste.
We couldn’t find more information around the sources, and whether they were related to the Italian toxic waste trade brought to Lebanon through a deal between the Italian mafia and Lebanese Forces. The image was taken by Pierre Malychef in the late 1980s.
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Pierre Malychef
An empty can of "Lechler 04 380 Polydur Zinc Putty", a universal knifing polyester putty of medium grain with very high filling power. Suitable to fill big imperfections on normal steel sheets and zinc coated steel sheets of car bodies and industrial vehicles. Produced by Ponte Chiasso (Como), the Italian subsidiary of the German paint company, Lechler. Ponte Chiasso gained its independence from its parent company, Lechler, in 1910. This can ended up on Lebanese territories due the toxic waste deal between the Italian Mafia and the Lebanese Forces. This image was taken by Pierre Malychef in the late 1980s.
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Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Album
Theme
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
According to the label, this barrel contained diphenylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate (MDI), a light yellow-colored solid. It is not soluble in water. It may be toxic by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption; acute (short-term) inhalation of high concentrations of MDI may cause sensitization and asthma in humans. If in a solution it may or may not burn depending on the nature of the material and/or the solvent. It is used to produce polyurethane foams.
The next picture (probably of the front label) indicates that the content of the barrel is related to polyurethanes, produced by the British chemical company, Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). The barrel may be related to the toxic waste deal between the Italian mafia and the Lebanese Forces through its Italian division, Atlas Europol s.p.A. From 1982 till 1987, the chairman of the company was Sir John Harvey-Jones, a British naval commander during World War II and a naval intelligence specialist post-World War II, whose approach to the chemical business was focused on speed, more power into fewer hands, and high profit.
The barrel is rusted and has seashells growing on it, signs that it was submerged in seawater for a certain period of time.
The image was taken by Pierre Malychef in the late 1980s.
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Residential
Container
Envelope
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Field Research
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Inspection of containers containing barrels of toxic waste, kept in a parking lot near the highway in Antelias amidst residential and commercial buildings.
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Barrel
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Residential
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Barrel
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Barrel
Container
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Residential
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Barrel
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Pierre Malychef
A barrel of methylene chloride, also called dichloromethane, a volatile, colorless liquid with a chloroform-like odor. Methylene chloride is used in various industrial processes, in many different industries including paint stripping, pharmaceutical manufacturing, paint remover manufacturing, and metal cleaning and degreasing. The most common means of exposure to methylene chloride is inhalation and skin exposure. It is considered to be a potential occupational carcinogen.
Produced by Comochem International, the Italian division of Morton Thiokol company. The Morton Thiokol Chemical Company was an American corporation founded in 1929. It was concerned initially with rubber and related chemicals, and later with rocket and missile propulsion systems. We wonder if the Thiokol Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster that befell in January 28, 1986 – despite prior warnings from engineers – could be in one way or another related to this waste. For more information, please refer to: https://onlineethics.org/cases/ethical-decisions-morton-thiokol-and-space-shuttle-challenger-disaster-introduction.
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Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Field Research
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Barrels containing toxic waste fall on the side of the road in Maameltein area while being transported to the port of Beirut, spilling their contents.
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Barrel
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Port
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Residential
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Barrel
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Field Research
Portrait
Toxic Waste
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Content
Barrel
Container
Highway
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Barrel
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Pierre Malychef
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Barrel
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Pierre Malychef
A barrel of what appears to be like polyester resin, produced in Italy by SIRIC, a company whose main activity was the production of unsaturated polyester resins, about 12,000 tons per year, used for fiberglass boats, fiberglass products and artificial marble. The factory has been closed since the 1980s, but investigations and reclamation continued due to the spilling of dangerous materials into the ground and the subsequent discovery of underground deposit of poisonous waste on February 14, 1992. This barrel ended up on Lebanese territories due the toxic waste deal between the Italian Mafia and the Lebanese Forces. This image was taken by Pierre Malychef in the late 1980s. Read more on: https://www.giornaletrentino.it/cronaca/trento/bonifica-siric-si-sgomberano-i-terreni-1.979797.
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Barrel
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Field Work
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Residential
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
Container
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Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Silver barrels of "Alkydal F 22 tix" with a ratio of 60% Xylol (according to the label). It was produced in Germany by the German multinational and pharmaceutical company, Bayer. Alkyd resins are used in the formulation of wood and furniture coatings, parquet and floor coatings, exterior wood coatings, DIY and painter coatings as well as industrial coatings. We couldn’t find more information around the sources, and whether they were related to the Italian toxic waste trade brought to Lebanon through a deal between the Italian mafia and Lebanese Forces. The image was taken by Pierre Malychef in the late 1980s.
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Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Field Research
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Pierre Malychef examining a toxic waste barrel that is half-buried in the ground.
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Barrel
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Envelope
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Field Research
Portrait
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
Media
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Field Research
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Pierre Malychef
Inspection and media coverage of toxic waste found in ʿOyūn el-Sīmān.
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Pierre Malychef
A symbol of "Harmful stow away from foodstuffs" on an orange barrel.
We couldn’t find more information around the sources, and whether they were related to the Italian toxic waste trade brought to Lebanon through a deal between the Italian mafia and Lebanese Forces. The image was taken by Pierre Malychef in the late 1980s.
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Content
Barrel
Beach
Sea
Container
Envelope
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Field Research
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Container
Envelope
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Quarry
Toxic Waste
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Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Field Research
Portrait
Residential
Toxic Waste
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Image
Photograph
Reference
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Barrel
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Field Research
Quarry
Toxic Waste
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Toxic Waste
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Field Research
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Barrel
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Residential
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Residential
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Field Research
Portrait
Quarry
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Port
Container
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Toxic Waste
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Note(s)
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Reference
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Content
Barrel
Power Station
Container
Envelope
Theme
Electricity
Energy
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Reference
Content
Barrel
Port
Container
Envelope
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Field Work
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Album
Theme
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Barrel lid from the Italian toxic waste trade discarded in a field in an unspecified location in Lebanon. The rusted lid reads, “…OTUNGRUPPE”.
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Barrel
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Album
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Field Research
Toxic Waste
Pierre Malychef examining a toxic waste barrel that is half-buried in the ground.
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Field Research
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Residential
Container
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Quarry
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
Port
Ship
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Toxic Waste
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Pierre Malychef
Close-up of a barrel.
We couldn’t find more information around the sources, and whether they were related to the Italian toxic waste trade brought to Lebanon through a deal between the Italian mafia and Lebanese Forces. The image was taken by Pierre Malychef in the late 1980s.
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Photograph
Reference
Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Field Work
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Container
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Pierre Malychef
Close-up of a barrel with a sheet of paper taped to it on which it is handwritten in Italian "SACCHI SPORCHI Di ALLUMINIO - MAGNESIO" ("Dirty aluminum - magnesium bags"). The duct tape that is securing the sheet of paper on the barrel is labeled "RORER ITALIANA S.p.A." with the logo of RORER. The latter focuses on the production of organic fine chemistry, pharmaceuticals, machines, and macromolecular chemistry and polymers. The last patent published by the company was on April 2, 1987. Read more on: https://goodip.io/iq/assignee/rorer-italiana-spa#patents.
This lid ended up on Lebanese territories due the toxic waste deal between the Italian Mafia and the Lebanese Forces. This image was taken by Pierre Malychef in the late 1980s.
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Barrel
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Field Research
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Field Research
Portrait
Toxic Waste
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Pierre Malychef
Inspection of toxic waste barrel.
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Toxic Waste
Two cans of paint and coating, produced by the Italian chemical company, Industrie Vernici Italiane ("Italian Paint Industry") stylized as I.V.I, that specialized in the production of paints. Starting 1983, I.V.I, then-majoritarily owned by Fiat, was gradually sold to the American multinational company, PPG Industries Inc. The selling of the entire shares was effectuated in 1992. Following a lawsuit filed by American environmental organizations, Penn Environment and Sierra Club, in 2012, PPG Industries, Inc. was found liable in 2018 for decades of pollutants discharge in the Allegheny River. Read more on: https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/usa-court-finds-paint-manufacturer-ppg-liable-for-pollution-posing-risk-to-health-environment-in-lawsuit-over-chemicals-spill/.
These cans ended up on Lebanese territories due the toxic waste deal between the Italian Mafia and the Lebanese Forces. The author of this image is unspecified.
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
Container
Container
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Quarry
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Landfill
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Landfill
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
Port
Container
Envelope
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Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Toxic waste barrels in the port of Beirut.
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Barrel
Container
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Field Research
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
Container
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Toxic Waste
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Pierre Malychef
The lid of a barrel with two duct tapes running over it labeled "RORER ITALIANA S.p.A." with the logo of RORER. The latter focuses on the production of organic fine chemistry, pharmaceuticals, machines, and macromolecular chemistry and polymers. The last patent published by the company was on April 2, 1987. Read more on: https://goodip.io/iq/assignee/rorer-italiana-spa#patents.
This lid ended up on Lebanese territories due the toxic waste deal between the Italian Mafia and the Lebanese Forces. This image was taken by Pierre Malychef in the late 1980s.
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Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Pierre Malychef
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Barrel
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Barrel
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
Container
Port
Container
Envelope
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Field Research
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Containers and barrels containing toxic waste being kept at the port of Beirut, awaiting to be transported back to Italy.
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Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Field Research
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
Container
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Residential
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Toxic Waste
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Content
Barrel
Container
Album
Theme
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Blue gallons containing residual products from chemical industries as indicated by their label that also reads in Spanish "M.L.S.A. via Puerto Cabello", a town in Venezuela. We couldn’t find more information around the sources, and whether they were related to the Italian toxic waste trade brought to Lebanon through a deal between the Italian mafia and Lebanese Forces. The image was taken by Pierre Malychef in the late 1980s.
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Barrel
Port
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Envelope
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Envelope
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Toxic Waste
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Barrel
Container
Album
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Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
A can of knifing polyester putty (as the label indicates in Italian), produced by Ponte Chiasso (Como), the Italian subsidiary of the German paint company, Lechler. Ponte Chiasso gained its independence from its parent company, Lechler, in 1910. This can ended up on Lebanese territories due the toxic waste deal between the Italian Mafia and the Lebanese Forces. This image was taken by Pierre Malychef in the late 1980s.
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Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Field Research
Portrait
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
Port
Container
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Toxic Waste
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Note(s)
Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Residential
Toxic Waste
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Content
Barrel
Container
Album
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Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Blue barrel from the Italian toxic waste trade, belonging to Comochem International, the Italian division of Morton Thiokol company. The Morton Thiokol Chemical Company was an American corporation founded in 1929. It was concerned initially with rubber and related chemicals, and later with rocket and missile propulsion systems. We wonder if the Thiokol Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster that befell in January 28, 1986 – despite prior warnings from engineers – could be in one way or another related to this waste. For more information, please refer to: https://onlineethics.org/cases/ethical-decisions-morton-thiokol-and-space-shuttle-challenger-disaster-introduction.
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Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Field Research
Portrait
Quarry
Toxic Waste
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Content
Barrel
Container
Album
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Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Image taken by Pierre Malychef of a group of barrels from the ca. 15,800 barrels carrying the toxic waste trade. Some of the worn barrels contained Dicofol, a highly toxic pesticide whose production and use are banned internationally under the Stockholm Convention. Dicofol is a nerve poison that can also lead to skin and eye toxic reactions in humans and endamage the fertility of several birds, reptiles, aquatic invertebrates and algae. Since Dicofol can be stored in fatty tissues, intense activity or starvation may re-catalyze the chemical, resulting in the reappearance of toxic symptoms long after actual exposure.