An example of environmental malpractice: Tekchem in Salamanca, Gto.

Mexico is among the first fifteen countries where the major industrial accidents had occurred between 1917 and 2011. The accident happened in Tekchem, an agrochemical plant located in Salamanca, Guanajuato is one of the twelve events that occurred in our country in the mentioned period. In this stud...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Beltrán Hernández, Rosa Icela, Cruz-Méndez, Addi Santiago, Ortega-Ramírez, Esaú, Lucho-Constantino, Carlos Alexander
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO
Repositorio:PÄDI Boletín Científico de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería del ICBI
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.uaeh.edu.mx:article/3447
Acceso en línea:https://repository.uaeh.edu.mx/revistas/index.php/icbi/article/view/3447
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Malathion
organochlorines
organophosphates
environmental liability
environmental emergency
malatión
organoclorados
organofosforados
pasivo ambiental
emergencia ambiental
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Sumario:Mexico is among the first fifteen countries where the major industrial accidents had occurred between 1917 and 2011. The accident happened in Tekchem, an agrochemical plant located in Salamanca, Guanajuato is one of the twelve events that occurred in our country in the mentioned period. In this study, we present a review of how this accident forced the environmental authorities to pay attention to an environmental liability that was formed for almost 50 years, which to date continues without being remedied in its entirety.