Times Beach Disaster by Emelia Mertens https://padlet.com/emertens3/2z6pildiwl58jb53 en-us 2022-05-26 14:40:27 UTC 2022-05-27 15:11:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3dd.png Times Beach Missouri emertens3 https://padlet.com/emertens3/2z6pildiwl58jb53/wish/2200963466 2022-05-26 14:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/emertens3/2z6pildiwl58jb53/wish/2200963466 December 23rd, 1982 emertens3 https://padlet.com/emertens3/2z6pildiwl58jb53/wish/2200963745 2022-05-26 14:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emertens3/2z6pildiwl58jb53/wish/2200963745 800 families were displaced from their homes due to the flood and chemicals. emertens3 https://padlet.com/emertens3/2z6pildiwl58jb53/wish/2200964009 2022-05-26 14:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/emertens3/2z6pildiwl58jb53/wish/2200964009 Overview of the internet emertens3 https://padlet.com/emertens3/2z6pildiwl58jb53/wish/2200964562 In 1982, someone was paid to spray the roads with something to suppress the dust, but the town didn't know that the roads were being sprayed with a mixture of the highly toxic chemical compound, dioxin, and waste oil. The town then flooded which made that toxic mix spread beyond the roads and covered the town.]]> 2022-05-26 14:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/emertens3/2z6pildiwl58jb53/wish/2200964562