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navigation, search  The Seveso disaster was an industrial
accident that occurred around 12:37 pm July 10, 1976, in a small
chemical manufacturing plant approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) north
of Milan in the Lombardy region in Italy. It resulted in the
highest known exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
(TCDD) in residential populations[1] which gave rise to numerous
scientific studies and standardized industrial safety
regulations. The EU industrial safety regulations are known as
the Seveso II Directive.   The Seveso disaster was so named
because Seveso, with a population of 17,000 in 1976, was the
community most affected. Other affected neighbouring communities
were Meda (19,000), Desio (33,000), Cesano Maderno (34,000) and
to a lesser extent Barlassina (6,000) and Bovisio-Masciago
(11,000).[2] The industrial plant, located in Meda, was owned by
the company ICMESA (Industrie Chimiche Meda Società Azionaria),
a subsidiary of Givaudan which