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Photograph
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Barrel
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Residential
Toxic Waste
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Barrel
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Envelope
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Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Note(s)
Photograph
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Station
Container
Envelope
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Water
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Container
Album
Author
Pierre Malychef
Image taken by Dr. Pierre Malychef documenting the 1989 Dora Port Explosion and its aftermaths on March 30th 1989. For more information on the explosion, please go to: https://dark.society.systems/contribution/a-history-of-ammonia/
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
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Toxic Waste
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Photograph
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Barrel
Container
Album
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Toxic Waste
Author
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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Certificate
Document
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United Nations
Container
Folder
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Environment
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Photograph
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Vegetation
Container
Envelope
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
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Envelope
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Water
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Note(s)
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Station
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Envelope
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Damage
Water
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
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Powerplant
Sea
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Album
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Electricity
Energy
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Quarry
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Quarry
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Quarry
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
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Envelope
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Field Research
Landfill
Portrait
Waste
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Photograph
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Smoke
Container
Album
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Landscape
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Container
Album
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Herbology
Medicine
Pharmacy
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Construction Site
Powerplant
Container
Album
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Discharge
Electricity
Energy
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Container
Envelope
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Quarry
Toxic Waste
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Container
Envelope
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Quarry
Residential
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Photograph
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Residential
Container
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Landscape
Quarry
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
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Animal
Container
Envelope
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Portrait
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Field Research
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
explosion
Fire
Port
Sea
Smoke
Container
Album
Theme
Atmospheric
Atmospheric Pollution
Damage
Discharge
Ecology
Energy
Environment
Explosion
Marine Pollution
Military
War
Author
Pierre Malychef
Image taken by Dr. Pierre Malychef documenting the 1989 Dora Port Explosion and its aftermaths on March 30th 1989. For more information on the explosion, please go to: https://dark.society.systems/contribution/a-history-of-ammonia/
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Photograph
Content
Media
Container
Envelope
Theme
Field Research
Toxic Waste
Inspection and media coverage of toxic waste found in ʿOyūn el-Sīmān.
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Photograph
Content
Beach
Powerplant
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Envelope
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Electricity
Energy
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Photograph
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Power Station
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Album
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Damage
Electricity
Energy
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Container
Envelope
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Quarry
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Photograph
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Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Landfill
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Power Station
Container
Album
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Damage
Electricity
Energy
Screenshot
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
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Meeting
Portrait
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Photograph
Content
Animal
Vegetation
Container
Envelope
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Port
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
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Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Residential
Smoke
Container
Album
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Landscape
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Smoke
Container
Envelope
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Quarry
Media Type
Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Container
Envelope
Theme
Quarry
Toxic Waste
Screenshot
Media Type
Photograph
Content
Construction Site
Container
Envelope
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Content
Cable
Electric Pole
Container
Album
Theme
Electricity
Energy
Media Type
Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Album
Theme
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.
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Photograph
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Container
Container
Envelope
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Residential
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
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Toxic Waste
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Document
Photograph
Reference
Container
Envelope
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Water
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Diagram
Photograph
Reference
Container
Envelope
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Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Port
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Cable
Container
Album
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Electricity
Energy
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Conference
Portrait
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Photograph
Container
Album
Author
Pierre Malychef
Image taken by Dr. Pierre Malychef documenting the 1989 Dora Port Explosion and its aftermaths on March 30th 1989. For more information on the explosion, please go to: https://dark.society.systems/contribution/a-history-of-ammonia/
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Photograph
Content
Cable
Residential
Container
Album
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Electricity
Energy
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Container
Envelope
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Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Beach
Power Station
Railway
Container
Envelope
Theme
Electricity
Energy
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Content
Container
Port
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Field Work
Landfill
Waste
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Quarry
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Quarry
Media Type
Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Land Reclamation
Author
Pierre Malychef
Land reclamation project in Dbayeh under development. Currently known as Waterfront City Dbayeh.
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Photograph
Content
Cable
Residential
Container
Album
Theme
Electricity
Energy
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Land Reclamation
Author
Pierre Malychef
Land reclamation project in Dbayeh under development. Currently known as Waterfront City Dbayeh.
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Image
Photograph
Reference
Content
Animal
Port
Container
Envelope
Theme
Marine Pollution
Toxic Waste
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Image
Photograph
Reference
Content
Barrel
Container
Port
Container
Envelope
Theme
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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Photograph
Content
Construction Site
Powerplant
Container
Album
Theme
Electricity
Energy
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Audio
Author
Omar Itani
"Generator (Geitawi)".
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
Media Type
Photograph
Container
Album
Author
Pierre Malychef
Image taken by Dr. Pierre Malychef documenting the 1989 Dora Port Explosion and its aftermaths on March 30th 1989. For more information on the explosion, please go to: https://dark.society.systems/contribution/a-history-of-ammonia/
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Image
Photograph
Reference
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Barrel
Port
Ship
Container
Envelope
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Toxic Waste
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Document
Photograph
Reference
Container
Envelope
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Water
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
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Wastewater
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Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
Theme
Field Research
Portrait
Residential
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Highway
Powerplant
Smoke
Vehicle
Container
Album
Theme
Electricity
Energy
Industry
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Photograph
Container
Album
Theme
Laboratory
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Wilson Rizk testing samples of toxic waste in the lab.
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Quarry
Image Credit: Elis Jolie
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Quarry
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Landfill
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Content
Container
Highway
Container
Envelope
Theme
Field Research
Toxic Waste
Media Type
Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Land Reclamation
Author
Pierre Malychef
Land reclamation project in Dbayeh under development. Currently known as Waterfront City Dbayeh.
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Photograph
Content
Power Station
Smoke
Container
Album
Theme
Electricity
Energy
Landscape
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Photograph
Content
Container
Container
Envelope
Theme
Field Research
Toxic Waste
Media Type
Photograph
Container
Album
Theme
Field Research
Quarry
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Media Type
Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Hospital
Portrait
Public Health
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Pharmacy
Portrait
Author
Pierre Malychef
Media Type
Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
Media Type
Photograph
Content
Port
Container
Envelope
Theme
Landfill
Media Type
Photograph
Container
Album
Author
Pierre Malychef
Image taken by Dr. Pierre Malychef documenting the 1989 Dora Port Explosion and its aftermaths on March 30th 1989. For more information on the explosion, please go to: https://dark.society.systems/contribution/a-history-of-ammonia/
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
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Quarry
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Photograph
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Construction Site
Powerplant
Container
Album
Theme
Electricity
Energy
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Photograph
Content
Vegetation
Container
Envelope
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Media
Container
Envelope
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Conference
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Photograph
Content
Smoke
Container
Envelope
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Fire
Medicine
Waste
Media Type
Photograph
Content
Vegetation
Container
Envelope
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Content
Cistern
Smoke
Vehicle
Container
Album
Theme
Damage
Energy
Fuel
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
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Quarry
Toxic Waste
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PDF
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Field Research
Landfill
Portrait
Waste
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Port
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Container
Envelope
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Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Power Station
Residential
Container
Album
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Electricity
Energy
Landscape
Screenshot
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
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Quarry
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Photograph
Content
Beach
Container
Envelope
Theme
Waste
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Photograph
Content
River
Container
Envelope
Theme
Waste
Water
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Article
Document
Newspaper
Container
Folder
Theme
Energy
Fuel
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Photograph
Content
Powerplant
Resort
Smoke
Container
Album
Theme
Agriculture
Electricity
Energy
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Photograph
Content
Container
Container
Envelope
Theme
Residential
Toxic Waste
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Image
Photograph
Reference
Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Audio
music
Author
Billy Bao
Diana Bada
"B (extract)" from Lagos Sessions by Billy Bao with Diana Bada. Released: 2015.
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Quarry
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Field Research
Water
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Land Reclamation
Author
Pierre Malychef
Land reclamation project in Dbayeh under development. Currently known as Waterfront City Dbayeh.
Media Type
Photograph
Content
Barrel
Port
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
Media Type
Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Land Reclamation
Author
Pierre Malychef
Land reclamation project in Dbayeh under development. Currently known as Waterfront City Dbayeh.
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
"02- غرفة الموتور".
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Photograph
Content
Power Station
Container
Album
Theme
Electricity
Energy
آلاء القيسي Alaa Alqaisi
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Album
Theme
Field Research
Toxic Waste
Pierre Malychef examining a toxic waste barrel that is half-buried in the ground.
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Quarry
Waste
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Image
Photograph
Reference
Content
Barrel
Port
Container
Envelope
Theme
Field Work
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
A tractor shovel moving piles of toxic waste barrels.
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Photograph
Content
Container
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Quarry
Waste
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Photograph
Content
Container
Container
Envelope
Theme
Residential
Toxic Waste
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Map
Photograph
Reference
Container
Envelope
Theme
Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Content
Power Station
Container
Album
Theme
Damage
Electricity
Energy
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Photograph
Content
Cable
Pylon
Container
Album
Theme
Electricity
Energy
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Photograph
Container
Album
Theme
Ammonium Nitrate
Marine Pollution
Military
War
Weapon
Author
Pierre Malychef
Image taken by Dr. Pierre Malychef documenting the 1989 Dora Port Explosion and its aftermaths on March 30th 1989. For more information on the explosion, please go to: https://dark.society.systems/contribution/a-history-of-ammonia/ The photograph shows workers in a destitute hangar with a pressure-torn roof post-explosion. Similarly to Hangar 12, the hangar is filled with white sacks, akin to the ammonium nitrate sacks we all became familiar with in the last 3 years. A huge number of the sacks in the upper left part of the image are molten, due to the heat of the explosion.
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Public Health
Symptom(s)
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Media
Container
Envelope
Theme
Field Research
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Inspection and media coverage of toxic waste found in ʿOyūn el-Sīmān.
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Conference
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Photograph
Content
Cistern
Fire
Smoke
Container
Album
Theme
Damage
Energy
Fuel
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Container
Envelope
Theme
Field Research
Residential
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Container
Container
Envelope
Theme
Field Research
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Container
Highway
Container
Envelope
Theme
Commercial
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Smoke
Container
Envelope
Theme
Fire
Landscape
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Quarry
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Photograph
Content
Sea
Ship
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Quarry
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Photograph
Content
Container
Container
Envelope
Theme
Field Research
Portrait
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Container
Envelope
Theme
Quarry
Media Type
Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Port
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
Media Type
Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Album
Theme
Toxic Waste
Author
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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Photograph
Content
Highway
Container
Envelope
Theme
Quarry
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Container
Album
Theme
Symptom(s)
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Documentation of symptoms resulting from exposure to toxic waste.
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Photograph
Content
Residential
Smoke
Container
Album
Theme
Landscape
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Photograph
Content
Highway
Powerplant
Vehicle
Container
Album
Theme
Electricity
Energy
Industry
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
Theme
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Highway
Powerplant
Vehicle
Container
Album
Theme
Electricity
Energy
Industry
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Certificate
Photograph
Content
United Nations
Container
Folder
Theme
Environment
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Audio
Field Recording
Author
Omar Itani
"Generator (Beirut Naval Base)".
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Photograph
Content
Power Station
Container
Album
Theme
Damage
Electricity
Energy
Portrait
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Envelope
Theme
Field Research
Portrait
Toxic Waste
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Photograph
Content
Highway
Powerplant
Container
Album
Theme
Electricity
Energy
Fuel