SSC 442: Video In Our Own Backyard Love Canal

SSC442:Video- In Our Own Backyard “Love Canal”-2019ed. RJ Critelli
Name ______________________________ Date _______
 HYPERLINK "/watch?v=hGpMQHttuos" /watch?v=hGpMQHttuos History in brief of love canal- this is not required but it is a nice review of what I explained in class…. If you do watch it, you can really stop at 4:09
In what year did the emergency order for women and children to leave the Love Canal area go into effect? 1978
What was the last name of the president of the Love Canal Home Owners Associations? Gibbs
97th Street to _102_____ street was evacuated.
What is one of the MOST lethal chemicals known to society, that was discovered in the Love Canal area? Benzene a known human carcinogen
In Love Canal, there were over _____200_________ chemicals
How long did Lois Gibbs get to meet with President Carter? 2 years
By 1983 ___239_____ homes inside the fence had been destroyed.
SSC 442: History: LOVE CANAL: the Start of a Movement
By Lois Gibbs- ON HANDOUT
What was the initial objective in creating the canal?
Making a hydropower plant
What became the function of the canal until 1953?
A municipal and chemical power disposal site
The Board of Education began plans to build a school on the canal property in 1954. Were they ever warned of the potential hazard associated with the property- explain?
After agreeing to sell the land at $1 Hooker included in the deed transfer a "warning" of the chemical wastes buried on the property and a disclaimer absolving Hooker of any future liability.
What was the response of the city to Calspan Corporation findings?
The city did nothing except placing a window fan in a few homes found to contain high levels of chemical contaminants in the soil and air.
What was the initial grassroots group formed to voice concern over the Love Canal area? Love Canal Parents Movement
What was it that truly sparked Gibb’s into action?
The newspaper articles describing the landfill, its wastes and proximity to the 99th Street School
What occurred on August 2, 1978?
The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) issued a health order recommending the closure of the 99th Street School, the evacuation pregnant women, and children under the age of two, warning residents not to eat from their home gardens and spend minimal time in their basements.
What were the three major responsibilities of the task force that was developed?
The relocation of evacuated families
The continuation of health and environmental studies
The construction of a drainage system to prevent further migration of toxic chemicals
Now- do a web search by typing in Love Canal
Go to Bout the Love Canal- Love Canal Collections-University at Buffalo
 HYPERLINK "http://library.buffalo.edu/specialcollections/lovecanal/about/" http://library.buffalo.edu/specialcollections/lovecanal/about/
Click on Chronology of Events …. Now use that information to answer the following questions.
____________ On November 10, 1978, how many tons of dioxin were reportedly buried at the site? 200
____________ On November 22, 1978, how many chemical compounds were identified as being buried in the canal? 200
__ __________ On March 29, 1979, the state legislature releases something that was a 1975 company management study of the Niagara Hooker Chemical plant documenting several industrial and environmental concerns-what did they call it? Operation Bootstrap
_ ___________ Who was it that said on April 11th, 1979 that Love Canal was avoidable had Hooker paid attention to danger signals? U.S. Representative Albert Gore (Democrat, Tennessee)
____________ How many times higher than originally reported are the dioxin levels at Love Canal reported being on April 14, 1979. 100
____________ A special task force was created on July 12, 1979, to aid in the identification and clean-up of toxic waste sites, including how many sites in Western New York? 36
____ ________ What happened on August 30, 1979 at Love Canal? The City of Niagara Falls Board of Education closed 93rd Street School
___________________________________ On October 31, 1979, 800 lawsuits are filled worth a total of $11 billion dollars. Whom were the parties named in these suits? Hooker Chemical
____________ What are the odds of a person contracting cancer in the Love Canal area according to a federal report issued in November 1979? 1 in 10
____________What was the date that the remedial work (clean-up) was completed, and 110 families were temporarily relocated could move back in? November 6, 1979
____________ In February of 1980, the EPA announces it has found four chemicals in the air that may cause what disease? Cancer
____________ On May 17, 1980, the EPA found chromosome damage in how many people out of the 36 residents it tested? 11
____________ On May 21, 1980 Love Canal was declared a what, by President Carter? a national emergency
Somehow find the location of Love Canal and  SHAPE \* MERGEFORMAT 

Put a FAT dot on the map provided as to where it is. (
Now… Click on  HYPERLINK "http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/es802376z"
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/es802376z

31.a. Use the link from above. Enlarge the article and scroll down to the aerial view of the canal. What is smack dab in the middle of the site? White patches, barren soil where plants will not grow, presumably a result of chemical contamination
b. Keep scrolling down to the street map. What side of the canal was Lois Gibb ’s house on (N, S, E, or W) d? What street? 101
32. a. Now…. use the following link opening a blank page  HYPERLINK "http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag/multimedia/love/index.html"
http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag/multimedia/love/index.html Watch the first and second slide show. Write down the name of a street shown on the 2nd slide. b. Now, click on the 7th slide (the picture of the black “ooze.” What would the kids do with the ooze?
33. Now go back to your handout article. Remedial Construction- Back on the handout -What conditions led to even greater complications with regard to leachate?
The proximity to the Niagara River, the water table in the canal would rise and fall substantially
34. What was done at the site to prevent chemicals from vaporizing into the air and to prevent direct contact with contaminated soil?
A clay cap was placed over the canal as a cover
35. What is true regarding the 20,000 tons of waste?
They are still buried in the center of the Love Canal community
36. What was it that “sparked” a reaction from what was initially considered the “unaffected” community?
Public statements by the state that there was no evidence of abnormal health problems outside the fenced area
37. Almost 3X as many congenital disabilities were found in what particular areas?
The historically wet areas
38. What were some of the congenital disabilities?
three ears, double row of teeth, and mental retardation
39. Between January 1979 and February 1980, the study found that out of 22 pregnancies occurring among Love Canal women only _4_________ normal babies were born.
40. What option were the people given in October 1980?
moving away, with the government purchasing their homes at fair market value
41. In September 1988, what declaration was made?
Love Canal was declared habitable
42. The residents of Love Canal believed that who would automatically protect them?
The government
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