Option 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3_fMBxkKzc
I found an article about the lead poisoning in China in
2011 to go with the Love Canal video. After asking some of my friends to review either both or one of these issues I then asked them the question below and recorded their responses.
Were you aware that environmental tragedies of
this magnitude still exist today?
Quotes:
" I toured the navy air force base for one of my
classes and they told us about the toxic chemicals that are stored in pockets
in the Earth under the base. When they were building the site they put clay on
top of it as well. In Utah most of Roy County, Farmington and Layton have these
toxic chemicals in their area. Most of the homeowners are told when they are
buying the house that it may be an issue and decide not to worry about
it."
”Yes. I am in civil and environmental engineering at BYU. We
talk about infrastructures and clean water usage all the time class, because
that is something we have to factor in when we are designing."
"It is interesting that with Love Canal they mentioned
in the deed to the school that there may be toxic chemicals, but they didn't to
the homeowner's in the area. It makes me wonder what potential hazards are in
my area that I am not being told about.""Yes, but I think a lot of times they go unnoticed. Love Canal and .... were not brought into the public eye until they were endangering people."
"I knew that they existed. It is still tragic that in
both areas children are being poisoned. The government in both instances has
failed them in not regulating these harmful substances."
"We have known lead poisons people for a long time. Why
was it an issue recently in China? China is a pretty well developed country.
Did they not know about the dangers or did they just not care?"
"I read both articles and think that it makes sense
that things like this occur. However, the fact that in both cases the officials
in the area tried to ignore the problem and act like it didn't exist is
twisted.
"I did. We can't stop them from happening or worry
about them before they become an issue either. Things will be taken care of
when problems arise."
"It scares me that China has not even really done
anything to stop people from getting lead poisoning...."
"We need some way to get government to take care of
these issues. The citizens notice they just don't know where to go."
My Questions:
Do you believe that
environmental crises affect you/your family today? 1. One of the comments was directly about how toxic chemicals were present in Utah soil. Most of the homeowners in the affected areas may not even know how large of an issue it can be. My family lives in Lehi, Utah. It is very likely that there is some environmental hazard in the area they live which they are not aware of, but it could be altering their life healthcare wise.
Based on the impact environmental tragedies affect you/your
family how likely are you to take action against disasters like this one?
2. I am likely to take action very quickly, because I know
how much damage these things can cause. In the case of the Love Canal people in
the area knew it was an issue they just didn't know how to solve it. I would
make sure the needed attention was brought to the issue right away so that my
own family would not pay the consequences.
Are environmental hazards something we
should be concerned about on a daily basis?
3. There is no way of knowing when something like Love Canal
or the lead poisoning in China will happen again. We have to learn from the
mistakes that have been made in the past, but then we have to look towards the
future. The Love Canal tragedy has taught us that toxic chemicals should not be
pumped into water sources so, we don't do it anymore. That problem is fixed
however, there are still several other problems that could arise. We cannot be
constantly obsessing over what could happen on a daily basis. Acknowledge the problem
when it becomes a problem and take care of it.
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