'Love canal' presentation slideshows

DEP Hazardous Waste Program

DEP Hazardous Waste Program. Why a need for regulations. Following WWII, manufacturing was booming and large volumes of toxic waste were generated. The waste was disposed on ground or burned without controls Problems started developing Water polluted Air pollution Dying species

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Hazardous Waste, Love Canal, and Some Environmental Laws

Hazardous Waste, Love Canal, and Some Environmental Laws. Introduction. Waste materials are a part of high standard of living Manufacture of products results in waste generation Some are persistent, toxic, flammable, corrosive, or explosive. Introduction.

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Hazardous Waste, Love Canal, and Some Environmental Laws

Hazardous Waste, Love Canal, and Some Environmental Laws. Introduction. Waste materials are a part of high standard of living Manufacture of products results in waste generation Some are persistent, toxic, flammable, corrosive, or explosive. Introduction.

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White collar crime

Lecture 4: Corporate Crime. White collar crime. Definition. Corporate Crime includes: Offenses committed by corporate officials for their corporation and/or Offenses of the corporation itself. Ways to Categorize Corporate Crime. Primary victims Nature of the harmful activity

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WORSE ECOLOGICAL HUMAN CAUSED DISASTERS

WORSE ECOLOGICAL HUMAN CAUSED DISASTERS. HOPEFULLY NOT TO BE CONTINUED. CHERNOBYL.

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Environmental Disasters

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Ecology & Environmental Problems

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Control of Toxic and Hazardous Substances

Control of Toxic and Hazardous Substances. Love Canal. In August 1978 President Carter declared a federal emergency at the Love Canal due to contamination by toxic chemicals in the area. Love Canal focused attention on hazardous waste issues and led to the passage of the federal Superfund Act.

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Agenda

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Love Canal

Love Canal. Risks of Chemical Waste. Dangers of Toxic Waste. This case brought awareness of environmental issues related to chemical disposal . Read the articles provided by teacher Create a timeline of events from the article. It started as a dream in 1910.

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Choices of the Individual : Taking Action vs. Being Acted Upon

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20 th Century Environment

20 th Century Environment. By: Vijval Rajan , Noah Price, Lauren Victory, Kainat Aslam. Introduction. Cause For Construction. Disaster. Immediate Effects. Long Term Effects. Clean Up and Changes. Chemical Releases. The Bhopal Disaster occurred in Bhopal, India

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December 2, 2009

December 2, 2009. Solar panel costs 'set to fall'. Ch. 16 (wastes).

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Niagara County

Niagara County. By Emily LaPlante. Niagara County is located in western New York. . Background. 522 square miles Largest City: Niagara Falls Flat terrain Lots of agricultural use of land Borders Lake Ontario and Niagara River Close to Buffalo, New York. Watershed.

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Oil and the Environment

Oil and the Environment. Kent Chronicles January 2013. Roots of the Embargo. US material support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War Lesser known, the end of the Bretton Woods International Monetary System. Oil Embargo. Stagflation : Stagnant economy and rising inflation

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Chapter 17

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Contemporary Political Ideologies

Contemporary Political Ideologies. By 1980s, Russian Communism exhausted Economy failing while capitalism thrived in U.S., Western Europe & East Asia Gorbachev tried reform of glasnost (media openness), perestroika (economic restructuring), and democracy with rule of law

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Love Canal

Love Canal. History. In 1920, sold in a public auction to be used as a waste disposal In 1947, company buried about 22,000 tons of toxic waste In 1952, closed site, back-filled canal, and covered it with five feet of clay In 1957, chemicals seeped into canal

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