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April 20, 2010

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Gulf of Mexico

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It was petroleum a spill from a BP oil rig. It’s a point source.

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11 people died. 8000 marine animals died. It was cleaned with booms, sorbent, skimmers, and chemical dispersants. It was bad for bluefin tunas’ heartbeat. The oil dispersant “corexit” had bad effects and was found in shells of crabs. There is now no drilling in that area. Gulf coast towns are still recovering.

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Prince William Sound, Alaska

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Marine Corp Base Camp Lejeune

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Silverton, Colorado

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Niagara Falls, New York

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Hinkley, California

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Cleveland, Ohio

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Woburn, Massachusetts

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West Virginia

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Wisconsin

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North Carolina

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Gulf of Mexico

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New York

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March 24, 19

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1953-1987

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2015

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1978

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1952-1956

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June 22, 1969

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1960s

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January 9, 2019

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1993

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2015

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2017

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1947-1977

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A single-hulled oil tanker struck Bligh reef. It spilled 10.8 million gallons of crude oil. It was a point source.

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People ingested tap water that was contaminated with harmful chemicals with concentrations from 240 to 3400 times levels permitted by safety standards. The main chemicals were VOCs, a dry cleaning solvent, and a degreaser. It’s non point. It was possibly from a nearby dry cleaning company.

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Water was yellow. Wastewater was accidently released. 3 million gallons of it. The water was filled with heavy metals including arsenic. It’s a point source.

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A city was on top of 21,000 tons of toxic waste that was buried in 40s. It’s a point source. Waste began to bubble up in back yards.

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370 million gallons of chromium tainted wastewater. It was dumped into ponds in the town. It’s a point source.

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It was a big fire. Floating pieces of oil were ignited on a river by sparks from a train. It’s a point source. The fire lasted 30 minutes.

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Toxic waste by factories contaminated the water supply. It’s non point.

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Crude MCHM was released from an industrial factory into the elk river. 10 thousand gallons of MCHM were released. It’s a point source.

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There was a waterborn disease outbreak of cryptosporidiosis. The cause was never officially identified. It may have been from runoff from pastures. It’s a non point source.

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Coal ash waste in drinking water exceeded health standards. The cause was unlined ponds which allowed coal ash to get into groundwater. It’s a point source.

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A watershed from the Mississippi River with fertilizer caused algae bloom. Algae uses all oxygen leaving none for other animals creating a zone of no inhabitants. It’s a nonpoint source.

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General Electric released PCBs into river. Mercury contamination and PCBs affected drinking water and fish in water. It’s a point source.

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A helicopter carrying chemical dispersants missed, causing environmental damage. Corexit was used, caused kidney, liver, lung, and nervous system disorders in cleaning crew. About 300,000 animals died. There is still 101.6 million tons of oil in ocean and 23000 gallons in sand and soil. The economy suffered because oil is big industry

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Humans developed cancer and ALS. The contamination affected 2 of 8 water treatment plants and affected mainly people. Water is currently safe to drink because of the Safe Water Drinking Act.

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The river closed and there are ongoing water supply and irrigation issues, with effects still affecting the area. Heavy metals like arsenic are harmful to humans and ecosystem. It also affected birds and fish that were there.

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It affected the people because they had to move. It affected the economy because poisonous chemicals were dumped in rivers and it was also present in soil and air. It cost 400,000,000 dollars to clean and took 21 years. Companies were paid to clean. EPA’s superfund program was involved

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It’s turning into a ghost town because people don’t want to live there. People that live there are getting health problems. A concrete wall barrier was built to isolate the plume that the chromium is in. It’s still in process of remediation.

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It burned buildings to ground, damaged railways, killed 5 people.It caused fifty thousand dollars in damage. They had to clean the river because it was so contaminated. NEPA came as a result of these fires. They are still cleaning the river. Cleveland is still giving money to maintain the water quality.

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It caused multiple deaths. It is still toxic today. The wells have toxic water. It cost over 1 billion to clean. Not many people live there anymore. Noone has drank the water since 1979.

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It caused 300 thousand people to be without water because of contamination. There was no way to remove it from water without chemicals, so some is still there. As a result, tap water was unsafe to drink from West Virginia.

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1.61 mill residents became sick from stomach problems and some got aids. There were deaths. It was cleaned through a purification plant. However, it spread through ice so it was never completely cleaned.

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Arsenic in water caused cancer in people. Pollutants were removed from water, so the water is now potable. The ponds were lined.

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It killed lots of fish and caused dead zones which still exists today. It resulted in regulation of fertilizer use as well as creating alternatives.

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It affected fish, drinking water, and the consumption of fish. This lead to passage of Clean Water Act. Remediation was done. Implemented wastewater discharge permits and sediment removal.