love canal by Sofia Cerrone

where love canal is located

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love canal

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William love started the construction of the canal witch was later on abandon. but since it was abandoned the hooker chemical company used the love canal as a waste for there waste dumping sites as they did this they buried over 21,000 tons of chemical waste later on the hooker chemical site sold the love canal to the Niagara falls bored of education for just $1 dollar including the liability wavier.

how did it impact people

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the love canal physical health effects result of birth defects/miscarriages as long as wide spread illnesses most residents reported a range of severe symptoms epilepsy, asthma, debilitating migraines, respiratory disease, and other chronic issues. animals also suffered from the contamination with reports of animals losing there fur due to chemical exposure residents after thousands of tons of toxic chemical waste from a former industrial dump seeped into their homes. Exposure to the chemicals led to serious health issues such as we talked about. not that it just effected physical health it effected destruction of the community. Many residents were forced to abandon their homes and leave behind their neighborhoods and important objects. this also caused distrust in the government the government and corporate officials who failed to warn them of the toxic waste initially dismissed their health concerns witch made them feel unheard. As a result of feeling ignored residents led by community leader Lois Gibbs and he organized and fought for a full evacuation. Their activism included protests and public pressure.

how did it impact economics

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Economically this effected the incident led to a property value collapse and millions of dollars in cleanup costs after the chemical hazards and the fire. and legal liabilities for the company responsible. In response Congress passed the Superfund Act creating a federal program to hold polluters financially responsible for cleaning up hazardous waste sites across the country

how did it effect the environment

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it caused environmental contamination of the soil and groundwater and air through the dumping of over 21,000 tons of hazardous chemical waste. The improperly contained waste reached into surrounding areas harming local plant and animal life.

the love canal was important in history because

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Love Canal disaster was important in history because it served as symbol of toxic waste's threat to public health and some of the things that can happen if it takes place again and the environmental justice movement. It ultimately dramatically exposed the human cost of unregulated industrial pollution.

how did the love canal change human ways

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Love Canal disaster altered how humans interact with their environment and government. a new era of environmental awareness and activism. It changed human behavior by transforming ordinary citizens into caring about environmental health and by reshaping public attitudes toward corporate responsibility and government accountability.

how did we fix the love canal issue

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it was addressed through a combination of emergency declarations a comprehensive cleanup effort, the permanent relocation of residents, and the creation of the federal Superfund law. The cleanup was completed in 2004

interesting fact number 1

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The residents were initially led by a shy homemaker who became a powerful activist to stop and get the government to realize the issue

interesting fact number 2

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the houses built on top the the toxic waste was sold for only 1 dollar.

video of love canal toxic waste under houses

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