https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm en-us 2019-01-28 11:54:08 UTC 2024-10-30 09:04:54 UTC hello@padlet.com psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324868836 Gulf of Mexico (Near Mississippi)]]> 2019-01-28 11:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324868836 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324868996 April 20, 2010]]> 2019-01-28 11:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324868996 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324869973 Prince William Sound, Alaska]]> 2019-01-28 12:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324869973 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324870032 March 24, 1989]]> 2019-01-28 12:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324870032 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324870365 Jacksonville, North Carolina]]> 2019-01-28 12:01:47 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324870365 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324870855 August 1, 1953]]> 2019-01-28 12:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324870855 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324870988 Gold King Mine; Silverton, Colorado]]> 2019-01-28 12:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324870988 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324871089 August 5, 2015]]> 2019-01-28 12:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324871089 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324871367 Niagara Falls, New York]]> 2019-01-28 12:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324871367 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324871631 August 1, 1978]]> 2019-01-28 12:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324871631 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324872596 2019-01-28 12:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324872596 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324872824 2019-01-28 12:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324872824 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324872917 2019-01-28 12:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324872917 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324873001 2019-01-28 12:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324873001 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324873114 2019-01-28 12:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324873114 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324874039 Hinkley, California ]]> 2019-01-28 12:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324874039 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324874359 1952]]> 2019-01-28 12:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324874359 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324874509 2019-01-28 12:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324874509 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324874659 November 3, 1952]]> 2019-01-28 12:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324874659 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324874690 Northeast Ohio-- Feeds into Lake Erie]]> 2019-01-28 12:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324874690 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324874904 2019-01-28 12:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324874904 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324875097 Woburn, Massachusetts]]> 2019-01-28 12:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324875097 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324875120 1979]]> 2019-01-28 12:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324875120 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324875363 2019-01-28 12:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324875363 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324875497 Freedom Industries ]]> 2019-01-28 12:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324875497 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324875510 January 9, 2014]]> 2019-01-28 12:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324875510 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324875872 2019-01-28 12:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324875872 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324875910 Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]> 2019-01-28 12:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324875910 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324876115 1993]]> 2019-01-28 12:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324876115 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324876597 North Carolina]]> 2019-01-28 12:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324876597 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324876633 2015]]> 2019-01-28 12:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324876633 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324876698 2019-01-28 12:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324876698 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877009 2019-01-28 12:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877009 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877129 2019-01-28 12:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877129 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877162 Gulf of Mexico]]> 2019-01-28 12:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877162 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877382 1985]]> 2019-01-28 12:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877382 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877482 2019-01-28 12:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877482 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877697 Fort Edward and Hudson Falls, NW.]]> 2019-01-28 12:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877697 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877804 May 15, 2009]]> 2019-01-28 12:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877804 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877996 2019-01-28 12:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324877996 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324879348 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.

]]> 2019-01-28 12:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324879348 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324881797 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. ]]> 2019-01-28 12:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324881797 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324888177 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".]]> 2019-01-28 13:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324888177 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324889081 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. ]]> 2019-01-28 13:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324889081 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324896818 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. ]]> 2019-01-28 13:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324896818 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324898356 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. ]]> 2019-01-28 13:27:52 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324898356 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324903760 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. ]]> 2019-01-28 13:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324903760 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324904968 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. ]]> 2019-01-28 13:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324904968 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324911014 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. ]]> 2019-01-28 13:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324911014 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324914108 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. ]]> 2019-01-28 14:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324914108 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324915555 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. ]]> 2019-01-28 14:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324915555 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324917674 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 ]]> 2019-01-28 14:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324917674 psotelo7220 https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324919557 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. ]]> 2019-01-28 14:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/psotelo7220/44fn61ixbcjm/wish/324919557