https://padlet.com/mmccarvill0320/up9sie0hkzba439z en-us 2020-06-10 00:03:36 UTC 2020-06-10 00:45:55 UTC hello@padlet.com mmccarvill0320 https://padlet.com/mmccarvill0320/up9sie0hkzba439z/wish/619746496 The human impact that has occurred in the Hudson River is pollution. We have made the water very dirty, which has affected the animals that live in this river.]]> 2020-06-10 00:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmccarvill0320/up9sie0hkzba439z/wish/619746496 mmccarvill0320 https://padlet.com/mmccarvill0320/up9sie0hkzba439z/wish/619748132 There are many reason for this pollution. The main reason is that there were many factories in the past that dumped their waste directly into the river. Other reasons include accidental sewage discharges, urban runoff, and pesticides making their way into the river. This problem has been going on since about 1947, when General Electric started dumping PCBs into the river. ]]> 2020-06-10 00:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mmccarvill0320/up9sie0hkzba439z/wish/619748132 mmccarvill0320 https://padlet.com/mmccarvill0320/up9sie0hkzba439z/wish/619757479 One affect that this pollution has had is a new invasive species. In 1991, the first zebra mussels were discovered in the river. These were very invasive, and they nearly eliminated all of the pearly mussels by eating all the food. Many fish also became contaminated with PCBs, passing them on to other fish who ate them, which made it very dangerous to eat fish from the Hudson River. ]]> 2020-06-10 00:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mmccarvill0320/up9sie0hkzba439z/wish/619757479 mmccarvill0320 https://padlet.com/mmccarvill0320/up9sie0hkzba439z/wish/619770834 Some solutions that have already taken place are banning factories from dumping waste into the river. This has been helpful, but there is already lots of harmful things in the river, so the next goal is to clean it up. A solution for this is to remove all river sediments that have been contaminated with PCBs. This solution has already been put into effect in certain areas and it had proven effective. If it can happen for the whole river, it will have a huge impact and the fish will be healthy and safe to eat again. The water will also be much cleaner, and more people will be able to swim in it.]]> 2020-06-10 00:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mmccarvill0320/up9sie0hkzba439z/wish/619770834 mmccarvill0320 https://padlet.com/mmccarvill0320/up9sie0hkzba439z/wish/619778324 - Between 1947 and 1977, General Electric dumped about 1.3 million pounds of PCBs into the river.

- Many whales have been spotted in the Hudson River recently due to the cleaning of the river.]]> 2020-06-10 00:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mmccarvill0320/up9sie0hkzba439z/wish/619778324