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Dario Fazzi, "Smoke on the Water: Incineration at Sea and the Birth of a Transatlantic Environmental Movement" (Columbia UP, 2023)

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

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The Rise of Environmental Consciousness and Ocean Protection

This chapter delves into the global response to ocean incineration practices, driven by military and industrial interests, and highlights the increasing public awareness in the 1970s. Significant events like the 1972 Stockholm Conference and the London Dumping Convention mark critical milestones in the fight for marine conservation and regulation.

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