https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn Made with swagger en-us 2018-02-26 10:20:21 UTC 2023-01-25 04:09:41 UTC hello@padlet.com kandktalk https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235275705 Occurred in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010. 

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Oil spill from an oil rig that blew up. Caused by natural gas. 

11 human deaths, 7 injuries, 1.8 million gallons of cleanup. Significant long-term effects on local marine life. ]]> 2018-02-26 10:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235275705 kandktalk https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235276127 Occurred in Alaska on August 24th, 1989

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The ship hit Bligh Reef because of a drunk ship conductor

The government and other groups ended up spending $31 billion on cleanup, while also killing tons of wildlife around the area. The Pollution Act was passed as a result. There were also otters, whales, and eagles that were killed too. ]]> 2018-02-26 10:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235276127 kandktalk https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235276904 This occurred at Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987 where soldiers were drinking really bad water. 

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This was caused by bad water bases. Industrial solvents were put into the water, as well as many chemicals. 

This caused cancer in many individuals, and made other ones very sick. 850 people were affected over time. Cleaned by an act of Congress. ]]> 2018-02-26 10:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235276904 kandktalk https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235277554 This occurred in Silverton, Colorado on August 5th, 2015. 

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Hundreds of gallons got dumped into the Animas River. This water was extremely toxic with a lot of chemicals. 

There were no real long term effects as of now as the water is mostly clean, but it did affect the drinking supply of many individuals at the time. ]]> 2018-02-26 10:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235277554 kandktalk https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235278157 Niagara Falls, New York from 1978-2004

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Constantly had chemicals being dumped into it. Carcinogens were highly concentrated in these chemicals, causing major damage to the individuals who drank the water. 

The Hooker Company was at fault, and there was a total of $400 million spent to clean up the damage. Affected many people into their long term years. ]]> 2018-02-26 10:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235278157 kandktalk https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235278573 The location was Hinckley, California from 1962 to 1966. 

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370 million gallons of toxic water was dumped into the pond into this area. It was chemicals. 

Groundwater around the area got significantly affected, and people had no running water for a certain amount of time period. They couldn't drink from that water, and a total of $750 million to clean up. ]]> 2018-02-26 10:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235278573 kandktalk https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235279411 Northeast Ohio in 1969

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An oil slack caught on fire. This was a problem because the oil spread and caused an even larger amount of fire along the river. 

The fires burned down a bridge and caused significant land/ecological damage to the immediate area. Another Act was used to clean it, and there are no long-term effects. ]]> 2018-02-26 10:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235279411 kandktalk https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235279878 Woburn, Massachusetts in the 1970's

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All of the sudden, there was a lot of chemicals in wells nearby. The amount of chemicals affected quite a few people's drinking water. 

Caused a lot of cancer in people due to carcinogens. It costed $21 million to people in cleanups. Cancer effects are long-term. ]]> 2018-02-26 10:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235279878 kandktalk https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235280521 This was in West Virginia on January 9, 2014

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Chemicals were released by a Freedom Industries Facility into Elk River. 

300,000 residents were affected and a lot of toxic chemicals when into the Charleston area. The people are still affected today, so there are long-term effects. ]]> 2018-02-26 10:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235280521 kandktalk https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235280907 Wisconsin, in 1993

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Chemicals went into the water. This was the largest chemical spill event in the United State's history. The chemical is called cryptospordium-parvium. 

400,000 people were affected and it even killed 104. It also required extensive cleaning using more chemicals and filters. ]]> 2018-02-26 10:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235280907 kandktalk https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235281314 Gulf of Mexico during Present Day

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Constant dumping of fertilizers go on every single day during the agricultural season. 

This is a problem because it kills quite a bit of fish and marine life. It has to be cleaned using a reduction of fertilizers in farms. ]]> 2018-02-26 10:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235281314 kandktalk https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235282332 This occurred in the Hudson River in 1947-1977

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Hudson River was polluted by polychlorinatedbiphenys.This was an occurrence from the General Electric Company. 

This kills a lot of wildlife and affected several people through drinking and recreation. It was cleaned by a Clearwater group. 180,000 cubic yards was cleaned by those efforts, the rest is unknown. 

]]> 2018-02-26 10:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235282332 kandktalk https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235283004 North Carolina in 2015

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Coal Ash started to contaminate the water and went into groundwater wells. This contaminated people's drinking water and mixed the coal ash with the water. 

The effect of this was that it poisoned wells and costed $3 million. There were long-term effects because of poisoning and people were affected. ]]> 2018-02-26 10:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kandktalk/iq1maaxkasmn/wish/235283004