HSCI 20200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Phthalate, Sinusitis, Love Canal
20 Sep 2016
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Essentials of environmental, occupational, and radiological health sciences (hsci 20200) Love canal: small-residential subdivision of niagara falls, ny (chemical dumpsite, william t. love built a canal for navigable power channel, went bankrupt after construction, so abandoned project. Residents used the hole as a recreational swimming pool. 1955- elementary school built onto of dumpsite: problems began to arise: New residents didn"t know about the past history of the dumpsite. Result 50-200 chemicals (12 known carcinogens benzene: love canal emergency dioxin) 1978 all pregnant women and children under 2 years old need to leave the area. Mass relocation of residents: health effect of people inhabiting love canal- reproductive and developmental. Elevated level of miscarriage, birth defects, chromosomal abnormalities. Continual assessment: clean-up of love canal. Trenches dug up around old canal, capture contaminated groundwater. Epa superfund sites: epa cleans up hazardous waste sites, superfund cleanup process.
