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Niagara Falls, New York

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August 1, 1978

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It was an enclave that sat on top of 21,000 tons of toxic industrial waste. The waste bubbled into ht backyards and cellars. The Hooker Chemical Company had dumped their waste into the Love Canal which had created a point-source. It created caustics, alkaline, fatty acid, and chlorinated hydrocarbons. The Superford program in 1980 had helped cleaning up the toxic sites. People were forced to evacuate by selling their homes and moving.

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Northeast Ohio-- Feeds into Lake Erie

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Gulf of Mexico (Near Mississippi)

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April 20, 2010

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Prince William Sound, Alaska

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March 24, 1989

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Jacksonville, North Carolina

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August 1, 1953

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Gold King Mine; Silverton, Colorado

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August 5, 2015

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Hinkley, California

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1952

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November 3, 1952

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Woburn, Massachusetts

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1979

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Freedom Industries

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January 9, 2014

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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1993

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North Carolina

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2015

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Gulf of Mexico

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1985

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Fort Edward and Hudson Falls, NW.

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May 15, 2009

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There was an explosion on deepwater Horizon oil rig which produced Macondo oil. There was a surge of gas blasted through a concrete rigs. They were too weak to withstand the pressure. It was a point source  water pollution.
It killed 11 and injured 17. There were 1.8 million gallons of dispersants. They also used booms to attempt to clean it up. Bacteria had adapted to consuming the naturally occurring gas and oil seeping form the seabed.

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This was a manmade disaster. The Exxon Valdez Tanker spilled 11 million gallons of crude oiled was the worst spill until the DeepWater Horizon spill in 2010.The ship hit Bligh Reef and impact tore open the ships hull. It was a point source water pollution. It covered 1300 miles of coastline. It killed hundreds of thousands of seabirds , otters, seals and whales. It costed $2 billion to clean up. They used oil dispersants as well as trying to attempt to skim the surface of oil. It also cost $1.8 million to restore the habitats that were destroyed.

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Water was contaminated 240-3400x the safety standard. It was a non point source however in the future that there was a radioactive dump site near-by. The types of chemicals were VOCs, PCE, TCE. It is said to have caused liver, cancer, kidney cancer, and ALS. The only thing truly known to have helped this cause was the "Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2009".

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The Environmental Protection Agency personnel and the Environmental Restoration LLC had caused the release of toxic waste water into the Animas River watershed. They had attempted to drain ponded water near the entrance of the mine. The chemicals within the water included caddy, lead, arsenic, beryllium, zinc, iron, and coper. It was a point source water pollution. They had to get water tested before drinking or bathing. They had to avoid contact because the water was very toxic. Pets and animals had could not consume or be near the water. The government had declared disaster and created a $1.5M water treatment plan.

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Pacific Gas and electric Company had installed a compressor which in turned had leaked the chromium into the aquifer or groundwater. However, it was actually 370 gallons of chromium which had made the water undrinkable. It was point-source. It had caused a $750 million to clean up. They even built a concrete barrier to contain the plume. The water was way too contaminated for people to drink or use the water.

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The lack ins were and waste disposal regulation maintained the littering of the Cuyahoga River. Floating pieces of oil slicked debris were ignited not he river of sparks from a passing trains cause the rive to catch on fire. It was a non-point source of water pollution. The flames were about 5 stories tall and they caused $50,000 worth of damage. The river has caught fire 13x. The Clean Water Act was passed as a result and a $3.5 billion project to clean up the problem.

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There were high levels of chemical contamination in the water of Woburn Massachusetts. This is because VOCs were found in their water. It is said to have caused many childhood leukemia as well as cancer cases. There were many cases and lawsuits against companies. The case that won was against W.R. Grace and Company and Beatrice Foods. It had been discovered that these two companies had been pouring TCE and PCE into wells. They then had to pay $8 million to help clean the water.

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Crude MCHM was released from Freedom Industries facility into the Elk River. This was a point source water pollution situation. Nobody was allowed to use the water. Approximately 300,000 were without water. There was a "do-not-use advisory created.7500 was leaked into the ground by the Elk River.The government had banned Freedom to dumping. They began flushing the lines within the area and just had to wait it out until it was clean again.

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This was the biggest drinking water outbreak in US history. The chlorine-resistant parasite had caused it. 400,00 people were affect and it resulted in over $96 million in combined healthcare and proudctive losses, according to a study by the US center for disease control and prevention. It was a non-point source water-pollution.

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Study of coal ash ponds near 21 power plants in five southeastern US states has found evidence that nearby surface waters and groundwater are consistently and lastingly contaminated by the unlined ponds. High levels of toxic heavy metals including arsenic ad selenium were found in surface waters groundwater at all of the sites tested.Exceeded the EPA standers for drinking water and aquatic life. IT is a non-point source however, they know where it is coming form but not exactly . People are being advised to watch what kind of water they are using because it is legally permitted or coal ash ponds to release liquid effluents to nearby surface waters.

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Scientists have deterred that the Gulf of Mexico dead zone is the largest of its kind. It is an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life. It is due to nutrient pollution form agriculture and developed land runoff in the Mississippi River watershed. The NOAA is funding monitoring and research efforts to understand the dead zone of Mexico though its Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems and Hypoxia Assessment program. It is a non-point source water pollution system

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General Electric polluted the Hudson River PCBS which had caused really harmful effect to wildlife and people who eat fish from the river or drink water. There was mercury contamination and untreated sewage. This lead to the lean Water Act and created a it as a Superfund site in 1984. It was a point-source pollution. The NYSDEC banned all fishing in the Upper Hudson due to the PBCs. the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater was an environmental educational organization was created to promote awareness of the river and its history.