of Decision (ROD) on September 27‚ 1990. In the ROD‚ EPA selected Alternative 4 Excavation‚ Onsite Chemical Treatment‚ as the remedy for the Tenth Street Superfund Site. As noted in the ROD in the "Statement of Basis and Purpose"‚ the State of Oklahoma (State) did not support the original remedy selected in the ROD. The major components of the Selected Remedy included: • Removal of the existing red clay cover and the visqueen plastic liner placed during the removal
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“Water of life”. This is a famous Christianity word that reflects how important water is to our life. As we know‚ most drinkable water comes from the river‚ thus making river the main sources of potable water. However global warming is getting more and more serious nowadays causing a global rise in temperature and melt the ices at mountain’s peak. In the book ‘Pillar of Sand’ by Sandra Postel‚ Postel says that major Asia’s rivers like Ganges‚ Indus and Yellow river depends on the snowpack mountains
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their role in this situation though. They are performing their jobs‚ and don’t realize that George’s decision can affect their jobs and their town. The EPA is also a stakeholder in this situation because they are being deceived. They have set environmental standards to protect the people and environment. The company consciously making the choice to not follow them puts the environment and people in serious danger. And finally George is a stake holder in this case. He stands to lose just as much
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Why does the EPA have an Environmental Justice Program? The EPA has this program to ensure that discrimination does not play a factor in the placement of hazardous waste landfills. 14. Describe the advantages of pollution-prevention efforts. There are four angles to preventing some
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Americans every day‚ contributing to asthma‚ emphysema‚ heart disease‚ and other potentially lethal conditions. Managing air pollution causes‚ and defending successful safeguards like the Clean Air Act‚ is critical to the human‚ economic‚ and environmental health of our communities. America’s power plants are our biggest industrial polluters. Each year they pump more than two billion tons of carbon dioxide into the air. Carbon pollution is causing climate change that drives dangerous heat waves
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Joy Yaich University of Phoenix September 17th‚ 2014 Associate Level Material Urban Sustainability – Option 2 Project Name: Smart Home and Food Supply Project Goals: Learn to Save on water‚ energy‚ and provide better quality food (in smaller quantities) 1.) Food supply 2.) Water Efficiency 3.) Energy Efficiency Coming from a family of 9‚ I’ve learned throughout the years‚ now that I ‘am 19‚ how important it is to learn to save on water‚ energy‚ and food‚ so that my parents don’t spend so
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by drinking hot water‚ we remove built up deposits in our nervous system. These deposits are responsible for creating negative thoughts and emotions. By removing these build ups‚ we can help to purify our thoughts and put us in a better emotional state. Drinking hot water can also actually purify the toxins out of your body. Hot Water Uses It doesn’t take a lot of effort to gain the benefits of drinking hot water. To get the benefits of detoxification‚ you can drink hot water as little as 1-2 times
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Environmental Health Issues in Canada: Today‚ Canadians have to face many issues that affect not only the environment‚ but also our health and well being. The environment has an important effect on a person’s health. Each year millions of people become ill and disabled because of environment contaminants. This costs billions of dollars every year in terms of healthcare expenses and lost productivity. So‚ protecting the environment and promoting health and safety are the key challenges faced by
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Concern for environmental conservation became important and Congress passed more laws that impacted the auto industry. One of the laws is the Vehicle Air pollution and Control Act of 1965 which was created to set standards on the air pollution emitted by cars. The other
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the Riverside County‚ California. Riverside is located near the Inland Empire metropolitan area. The county’s pollution is over 2 million people. Making the Riverside County the fourth largest county in California by pollution. According to the United States Census Bureau‚ the population per square mile is 303.8 and land area per square mile is 7‚206.48. Riverside County is considered part of the Greater Los Angeles. Riverside County is approximately 60 miles away from Los Angeles. Riverside County
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