4 This article from The Brooklyn Paper was written by Gary Buiso, a freelancing reporter in New York. The author’s thesis was that the majority of the pollution in the Gowanus Canal originates from 3 dumping sites. The author’s audience is the average New Yorker- it is a news story and not a scientific text. […]
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Cancer Incidence among Former Love Canal Residents.
October 14th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
Gensburg L, Pantea C, Kielb C, Fitzgerald E, Stark A, Kim N. Cancer Incidence among Former Love Canal Residents. Environmental Health Perspectives [serial online]. August 2009;117(8):1265-1271. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 14, 2012. http://ez-proxy.brooklyn.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=44199011&site=ehost-live This article was written by the University of Albany, and I felt that there was little to no bias […]
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A simple method to synthesize modified Fe3O4 for the removal of organic pollutants on water surface
October 14th, 2012 · No Comments · Gowanus Canal
Zhu L, Li C, Xie A, et al. A simple method to synthesize modified Fe3O4 for the removal of organic pollutants on water surface. Applied Surface Science [serial online]. June 15, 2012;258(17):6326-6330. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 14, 2012. http://ez-proxy.brooklyn.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=74497812&site=ehost-live The authors of Applied Surface Science wrote this article in order to inform […]
Study of Ground Water Quality In Industrial Zone Of Visakhapatnam.
October 14th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
Rameeza S, Srikant V, Mallikarjuna Rao D, Ramakrishna C. Study of Ground Water Quality In Industrial Zone Of Visakhapatnam. Advances In Applied Science Research [serial online]. August 2012;3(4):2463-2467. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 14, 2012 http://ez-proxy.brooklyn.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=79622860&site=ehost-live Although this study does indeed help us draw some inferences about the residents around the Gowanus canal, […]
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Mortality rates among 1979-96 Love Canal Residents
October 14th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
Gensburg L, Pantea C, Fitzgerald E, Stark A, Hwang S, Kim N. Mortality among Former Love Canal Residents. Environmental Health Perspectives [serial online]. February 2009;117(2):209-216. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 13, 2012. http://ehis.ebscohost.com.ez-proxy.brooklyn.cuny.edu:2048/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=679eff11-ce42-4cbf-ad49-cc16377bfa4a%40sessionmgr113&vid=3&hid=20 The authors at the University of Albany wrote this piece in order to inform anyone reading it about the differences in mortality […]
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Dirty Lowe’s Down!
October 13th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
Buiso, Gary. “Dirty Lowe’s Down! Toxin Hunters Go to Work Near Giant Hardware Store.” The Brooklyn Paper. 23 March 2010. Web. 13 Oct. 2012. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/13/33_13_sb_gowanus_lowes_site.html The author, a writer for the The Brooklyn Paper (a local NYC paper that prints articles regarding neighborhood new in Brooklyn), delves into the clean up surrounding a specific property along […]
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Gowanus Canal Gets Superfund Status
October 13th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
Navarro, Mireya. “Gowanus Canal Gets Superfund Status.” New York Times. 2 March 2010. Web. 13 Oct. 2012.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/nyregion/03gowanus.html The author, an environmental writer for the NY Times, gives an overview of the impact of the decision to designate the Gowanus Canal as a Superfund site. She notes the politics surrounding the decision – the city […]
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Gowanus Improvement Project
October 13th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
“DEP Reaches Key Milestone in Gowanus Improvement Project.” NYC.gov. 19 July 2010. Web. 13 Oct. 2012 http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/press_releases/10-72pr.shtml This article does not list an author but it is presented on the NYC government website, which might account for the very optimistic light the information is presented in. The article explains a new $140 million “aeration” system […]
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As Sewers Fill, Waste Poisons Waterways
October 13th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
Duhigg, Charles. “As Sewers Fill, Waste Poisons Waterways.” The New York Times. 22 Nov. 2009. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. The author, a reporter for the New York Times, writes about the sewage overflow problem that the USA faces, concentrating on New York City because of the magnitude of the problem and the costliness of fixing […]
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Bloomberg vs EPA part II
October 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
This is another article, presented by the New York Times, that discuses the competition between Bloomberg and the EPA. Compared to the Brooklyn papers, this is a more credible source and there is no bias in this article. They also mention the plan that Bloomberg is planning to implement to avoid the “superfund site” stigma. […]
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