Seveso disaster

industrial accident
Event chemical_accident Q8190
Seveso disaster
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Summary

Seveso disaster is a chemical accident[1]. It draws 13,178 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_accident category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Seveso disaster is in the country of Italy[3].
  • Seveso disaster's instance of is recorded as chemical accident[4].
  • Seveso disaster's instance of is recorded as industrial disaster[5].
  • The location of Seveso disaster was Meda[6].
  • Seveso disaster took place at Seveso[7].
  • Seveso disaster occurred on July 10, 1976[8].
  • Seveso disaster's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.654052777778, 'lon': 9.1482694444444}[9].
  • Seveso disaster's has cause is recorded as thermal runaway[10].
  • Seveso disaster resulted in {'amount': '+0'} deaths[11].
  • Seveso disaster's derivative work is recorded as Inochi no Chikyuu: Dioxin no Natsu[12].

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When and Where

Seveso disaster took place on July 10, 1976[8]. Recorded location include Meda[6] and Seveso[7]. It is in the country of Italy[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include chemical accident[4] and industrial disaster[5].

Outcome and Impact

Seveso disaster resulted in {'amount': '+0'} deaths[11]. Things named for it include Directive 96/82/EC[13], a directive of the European Union[14].

Why It Matters

Seveso disaster draws 13,178 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_accident category, ranking #2 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Entities named for it include Directive 96/82/EC[13], a directive of the European Union[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hr', '
    Derivative work → Inochi no Chikyuu: Dioxin no Natsu
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Derivative work: Inochi no Chikyuu: Dioxin no Natsu, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790847560943"
  2. 13w ago · AnnaMehta · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Country → Italy
    Aliases → —
    Point in time → +1976-07-10T00:00:00Z
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Bbc things id: 775ce21c-0eac-45ee-b6a4-c386d8267ac9, Adding BBC Things ID"
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