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  2. Cubatão - Wikipedia

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    The municipality was created by state law in 1948. [4]Map of the state of São Paulo (1948). In the early 1980s, Cubatão was one of the most polluted cities in the world, nicknamed "Valley of Death", due to births of brainless children and respiratory, hepatic and blood illnesses.

  3. List of power stations in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Almirante Álvaro Alberto Nuclear Power Plant (Angra I, II) Itaorna Beach 23°00′28″S 44°27′32″W  /  23.00778°S 44.45889°W  / -23.00778; -44.45889  ( Angra Nuclear Power

  4. Cubatão River (Paraná) - Wikipedia

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    The São João forms part of the border between Sào José and Guaratuba.After it is joined by the Arraial it takes the name of Cubatão, flowing into the Guaratuba Bay. [1]

  5. List of power stations in Argentina - Wikipedia

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    The following power stations are located in Argentina. Thermal plants ... Pumped-storage power plant Agua del Toro 150 1982 Diamante River: Arroyito: 127.8 ...

  6. Power station - Wikipedia

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    A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid .

  7. List of industrial disasters - Wikipedia

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    Seventy-five people were killed at a hydroelectric power station when a turbine failed. The failed turbine had been vibrating for a considerable time. Emergency doors to stop the incoming water took a long time to close, while a self-closing lock would have stopped the water in minutes. February 7, 2010: 2010 Connecticut power plant explosion.

  8. Cubatão River (south Santa Catarina) - Wikipedia

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    The Cubatão River is a river of Santa Catarina state in southeastern Brazil.. The sources of the river are in the 84,130 hectares (207,900 acres) Serra do Tabuleiro State Park, a mountainous region to the south west of Florianópolis covered in lush rain forest.

  9. Vila Parisi - Wikipedia

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    Vila Socó is a "favela" (slum) in Cubatão, Brazil, that was the site of a major industrial oil spill fire on February 25, 1984. 700,000 liters of gas were released, 1,000 homes were destroyed, and 100 people died. [1]