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Field Research
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Toxic Waste
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Cable
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Electricity
Energy
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Toxic waste barrels in the port of Beirut.
Still from an unattributed video showing the scale of the destruction of one of the buildings of the Islamic Univeristy of Gaza that has been repeatedly targetted by Israeli airstrikes since October 2023 and before
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Album
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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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Smoke
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Agriculture
Atmospheric Pollution
Electricity
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Barrel
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Residential
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Quarry
Toxic Waste
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Minutes of Meeting
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Atmospheric Pollution
Energy
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explosion
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Atmospheric
Atmospheric Pollution
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Ecology
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Environment
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Marine Pollution
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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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Land Reclamation
Author
Pierre Malychef
Land reclamation project in Dbayeh under development. Currently known as Waterfront City Dbayeh.
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Photograph
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Barrel
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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
Container
Envelope
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Field Research
Quarry
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Document
Note(s)
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Powerplant
Container
Folder
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Atmospheric Pollution
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PDF
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Photograph
Container
Album
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Symptom(s)
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Documentation of symptoms resulting from exposure to toxic waste.
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Photograph
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Power Station
Residential
Container
Album
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Electricity
Energy
Landscape
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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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Powerplant
Resort
Vehicle
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Album
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Agriculture
Electricity
Energy
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Photograph
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Power Station
Container
Album
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Damage
Electricity
Energy
Portrait
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Power Station
Residential
Container
Album
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Electricity
Energy
Landscape
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Photograph
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Quarry
Container
Envelope
Sub-envelope
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Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Content
Power Station
Residential
Smoke
Container
Album
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Electricity
Energy
Landscape
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Photograph
Content
Residential
Container
Envelope
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Landscape
Quarry
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Content
Beach
Powerplant
Smoke
Container
Envelope
Theme
Agriculture
Atmospheric Pollution
Electricity
Energy
Resort
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Album
Theme
Toxic Waste
Author
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.
ميكس غير منمق ومضمونه غير موسيقي، يحاول استنباط لحظات في عتمة داكنة تلاشت فيها الأشكال وتلاحم معها جسدي وعبرنا الى عالم يقظ اسفله لا يرى إلا باليدين واعمدته تتكلّم فقط لكي تحتبس. للعالم إيقاع خاص متقطع ذو نقرات بليدة أحياناً ومتشنجة أحياناً أخرى. للترحال فيه يجب تلفيق رقصة زاحفة خاصة يقودها العامود الفقري وانقباضات في المعدة.
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Photograph
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Barrel
Container
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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Residential
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Envelope
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Landscape
Quarry
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
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Powerplant
Resort
Smoke
Container
Album
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Agriculture
Electricity
Energy
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Photograph
Container
Album
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Laboratory
Toxic Waste
Author
Pierre Malychef
Wilson Rizk testing samples of toxic waste in the lab.
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Highway
Powerplant
Vehicle
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Album
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Electricity
Energy
Industry
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Electric Pole
Container
Envelope
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Electricity
Energy
Public Works
Author
Pierre Malychef
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Photograph
Content
Barrel
Container
Album
Theme
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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Photograph
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Barrel
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Toxic Waste
Author
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.