Water pollution by Kailyn Hammons https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg Stories of water pollution through the years. en-us 2019-01-28 14:21:07 UTC 2023-02-07 23:10:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Coal Ash Pond Drinking Water Contamination khammons6331 https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926510 At many Duke Energy sites, including Allen, the coal ash is mixed with water and stored in unlined pits—essentially ponds—where, environmentalists say, the mixture seeps into the groundwater. passing a bill that allowed the company to leave many of its coal-ash sites in place as long as the company made repairs to the basins and provided a supply of clean drinking water to households located near coal-ash sites.]]> 2019-01-28 14:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926510 Milwaukee Diease Outbreak khammons6331 https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926511 the largest waterborne disease outbreak in documented United States history. The Howard Avenue Water Purification Plant (see Town of Lake water tower) was contaminated, and treated water showed turbidity levels well above normal. It was one of two water treatment plants for Milwaukee.an estimated 1.61 million residents in the Milwaukee area (of which 880,000 were served by the malfunctioning treatment plant) became ill with the stomach cramps, fever, diarrhea and dehydration caused by the pathogen.[3] Deaths have been attributed to this outbreak, mostly among the elderly and immunocompromised people, such as AIDS patients.[4]]]> 2019-01-28 14:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926511 ELK river chemical spill : 2014 khammons6331 https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926512 . crude 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol (MCHM) was released from a Freedom Industries facility into the Elk River, a tributary of the Kanawha River, in Charleston in the U.S. state of West Virginia.Up to 300,000 residents within nine counties in the Charleston, West Virginia metropolitan area were without access to potable water 169+ affected
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]]> 2019-01-28 14:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926512 Woburn, Massachusetts Water Contamination: 1986 khammons6331 https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926514 . Their drinking water was foul, and their children were being stricken with leukemia at rates as high as eight times the national average. Non point source.. They contend that toxic wastes dumped by two factories in the 1960s and '70s contaminated the water supply and caused five leukemia deaths, three nonfatal cases of the disease and several other serious illnesses here.]]> 2019-01-28 14:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926514 Cuyahoga River Fire : 1960 / OH khammons6331 https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926518 . On June 22, 1969, around 12pm, floating pieces of oil slicked debris were ignited on the river by sparks caused by a passing train.  Specifically, following an investigation, the cause was determined to be the oily debris trapped beneath two wooden trestles, rigid support frames.The most potent blaze occurred in 1952 which caused over $1.3 million in damages however, the most fatal fire happened in 1912 with a documented five deaths.  Ohio Regional Sewer District has invested over $3.5 billion towards the purification of the river and the development of new sewer systems.]]> 2019-01-28 14:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926518 pacific Gas and Elctric Chromium Contamination khammons6331 https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926520 . 1966, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) dumped about 370 million gallons of chromium-tainted wastewater into unlined wastewater spreading ponds around the town of Hinkley, California. Point source At the time Total Chromium MCLs were established, ingested Hexavalent Chromium associated with consumption of drinking water was not considered to pose a cancer risk, as is now the case. PG&E built a concrete barrier about a half-mile long to contain the plume, pumped ethanol into the ground to convert chromium 6 to chromium 3, and planted acres of alfalfa.]]> 2019-01-28 14:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926520 Love Canal Contamination khammons6331 https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926521 The explosion was triggered by a record amount of rainfall. Shortly thereafter, the leaching began. Non point source Puddles of noxious substances were pointed out to me by the residents. Some of these puddles were in their yards, some were in their basements, others yet were on the school grounds. Everywhere the air had a faint, choking smell. Children returned from play with burns on their hands and faces.
And then there were the birth defects. The New York State Health Department is continuing an investigation into a disturbingly high rate of miscarriages, along with five birth-defect cases detected thus far in the area
]]> 2019-01-28 14:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926521 Gold King Mine Spill: August 2015/ Animas river khammons6331 https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926522 the EPA caused a blowout at the inactive mine north of Silverton, releasing 3 million gallons of mine wastewater laced with heavy metals into the Animas River.Based on data from before and after the spill, the EPA “concluded there was no measurable changes to fish populations and bottom-dwelling organisms” after the Gold King Mine blowout.]]> 2019-01-28 14:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926522 Camp Lejeune Contination : Late 1957-1983 khammons6331 https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926523 From the 1950s through the 1980s, people living or working at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were potentially exposed to drinking water contaminated with industrial solvents, benzene, and other chemicals.following eight diseases: Adult leukemia, Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes, Bladder cancer, Kidney cancer, Liver cancer, Multiple myeloma, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Parkinson's disease]]> 2019-01-28 14:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926523 Exxon Valdez Tanker : 1989/ Alaska khammons6331 https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926524 The ship struck Bligh Reef and the impact of the collision tore open the ship’s hull, causing some 11 million gallons of crude oil to spill into the water. Point source It killed many sea birds, otters, seals, bald eagles, and killer whales . It also many have caused the collapse of salmon and herring fisheries. To clean up the spill they skimmed oil from the surface and they sprayed disperse the in the water.  They also rescued and cleaned up animals.]]> 2019-01-28 14:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926524 Gulf of Mexico (BP) Spill : khammons6331 https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926525 An explosion of natural gas exploded the core of the well. It killed 11 workers and injured 17. The rig capsized and sank. The oil began to discharge into the gulf. Point Source the economic fears of this were dire. This is because the spill effected many industries. The oil spill greatly affected fishing industries along with other wildlife. They used bacteria and dispersants.]]> 2019-01-28 14:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/khammons6331/dgbibe9qp8yg/wish/324926525