HLST 1010 Lecture Notes - Rachel Carson, Songbird, Love Canal

• School: York University
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLST 1010
• Professor: all

Document Summary

Shifting attitudes towards the environment: the modern ecological movement recap pre and post enlightenment attitudes towards the environment things to remember: nature as living entity vs. nature as something to be. Ancient egyptians and other urban civilizations: laws on water use, garbage collection, human waste disposal. Rachel carson (1907-64): publishes book called silent spring in 1962. Protection agency established by 1970 their mandate was to enforce previous legislation such as clean air act. Years after carson"s book is published, public once becomes concerned about chemical contamination with love canal disaster in 1978. Love canal: housing development built in niagara falls, new york that was built on (or beside) chemical waste dump that had been operated by. Hooker chemical company from 1920-33 by 1978, residents complain of black and brown oozing sludge; bad odors controversy surrounding whether levels of toxic chemicals found on site such as dioxin were harmful enough to cause diseases like cancer.