The excitement of the residents of the Love Canal has not lasted too long. More terrible news ensued. People living far away from the pollution center were beginning to worry about their own safety. In November 1978, more than 200 compounds were found in the landfill site of which about 200 tons contained hazardous dioxin Dioxin [2, 3, 7, and 8 tetrachlorodibenzoparadioxin (TCDD)], a highly toxic carcinogen. The identification of dioxins made the inhabitant extremely panic (Philips et al., 2007). In 1979, tensions between residents and the government continued. This year, the New York state government announced the temporary rehousing 30 families with pregnant women and children. However, more terrible finds and internal information shocked
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was a blank. Because of this, the EPA can only measure the concentration of pollutants, but cannot take practical action. To put it another way, even if the EPA can take practical action, they may even to go to court as the defendant due to a lack of legal basis. After the Love Canal tragedy, the “Superfund” Bill made up the relevant gaps in the field of legislation, the situation without having any laws to follow has also been eased. 2: Moreover, perfect environmental legislation system will not be achieved overnight, this is the second point of revelation that Love Canal tragedy gives to us. The improvement in the field of environmental legislation in U.S. is also carried out by continuing exploration and repair. 3: Legal society needs sound law, but also need to implement the law. This is the third point. “Superfund” was passed in 1980, but in the second year, the whole situation changed. Reagan government came to power. During the eight years of Ronald Reagan’s administration, the “Superfund” bill was almost in a state of stagnation. EPA listed a total of 799 cases with the need for priority treatment of pollution in the country, only 16 cases were …show more content…
The reason why people look back today is because of its importance in the public health filed. It is a must-read for all environment health students in the United States. People hope that similar tragedy will not repeat itself once again. Soil pollution and groundwater pollution, unlike air pollution, they cannot see or touch. They are the dangerous issues hidden in the surface below; they are far from middle-class vision and often ignored by the news media. Air pollution in the urban area can be restored by wind. But the recovery time of soil pollution and groundwater pollution may be more than ten years or even hundreds of years. Even more frightening is the health hazards caused by the groundwater pollution are normally long-term and chronic. Server air pollution for a few days may increase the number of patients attending respiratory clinics. However, living in contaminated land for months or even years will not develop obvious symptoms. But once the disease is found, often very serious. The cost of governance of soil pollution and groundwater pollution are often
was a blank. Because of this, the EPA can only measure the concentration of pollutants, but cannot take practical action. To put it another way, even if the EPA can take practical action, they may even to go to court as the defendant due to a lack of legal basis. After the Love Canal tragedy, the “Superfund” Bill made up the relevant gaps in the field of legislation, the situation without having any laws to follow has also been eased. 2: Moreover, perfect environmental legislation system will not be achieved overnight, this is the second point of revelation that Love Canal tragedy gives to us. The improvement in the field of environmental legislation in U.S. is also carried out by continuing exploration and repair. 3: Legal society needs sound law, but also need to implement the law. This is the third point. “Superfund” was passed in 1980, but in the second year, the whole situation changed. Reagan government came to power. During the eight years of Ronald Reagan’s administration, the “Superfund” bill was almost in a state of stagnation. EPA listed a total of 799 cases with the need for priority treatment of pollution in the country, only 16 cases were …show more content…
The reason why people look back today is because of its importance in the public health filed. It is a must-read for all environment health students in the United States. People hope that similar tragedy will not repeat itself once again. Soil pollution and groundwater pollution, unlike air pollution, they cannot see or touch. They are the dangerous issues hidden in the surface below; they are far from middle-class vision and often ignored by the news media. Air pollution in the urban area can be restored by wind. But the recovery time of soil pollution and groundwater pollution may be more than ten years or even hundreds of years. Even more frightening is the health hazards caused by the groundwater pollution are normally long-term and chronic. Server air pollution for a few days may increase the number of patients attending respiratory clinics. However, living in contaminated land for months or even years will not develop obvious symptoms. But once the disease is found, often very serious. The cost of governance of soil pollution and groundwater pollution are often