Sandoz Chemical Disaster The Sandoz chemical disaster became one of the worst environmental disasters in Europe. It contaminated large parts of the area around Schweizerhalle near Basel and killed millions of plants and animals in the Rhine River. Tags: fire pesticides regulations rivers soil pollution water pollution Themes: Disasters Pollution Regions: Muttenz Related Links: Homepage of the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine Chemical Spill turns Rhine red - BBC
