Paradise falls, the true story of an environmental catastrophe, Keith O'Brien
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Paradise falls, the true story of an environmental catastrophe, Keith O'Brien
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-659) and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Paradise falls
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1322096957
Responsibility statement
Keith O'Brien
Sub title
the true story of an environmental catastrophe
Summary
"Lois Gibbs, Luella Kenny and Barbara Quimby thought they had found a slice of the American dream when they and their families moved onto the quiet streets of Love Canal, a picturesque middle-class hamlet by Niagara Falls in the winter of 1977, the town had record snowfalls, and in the spring, rains filled the earth with water like a sponge and the basements of the neighborhood's homes with a pungent odor. It was the sweet, synthetic smell of chemicals. Then, one by one, the children of the more than 800 families that made Love Canal their home started getting very sick"-- Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Maps -- Author's note -- Introduction : May 14, 1972 -- Part I : December 1976-December 1977 -- Part II : January-October 1978 -- Part III : October 1978-December 1979 -- Part IV : January-May 1980 -- Epilogue
Target audience
adult
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Subject
- Pollution + Physiological effect -- New York (State) -- Niagara Falls
- Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) -- History
- Hazardous waste site remediation -- New York (State) -- Niagara Falls -- Citizen participation
- Chemical plants + Waste disposal + Environmental aspects -- New York (State) -- Niagara Falls
- Hazardous waste sites -- New York (State) -- Niagara Falls
- Large type books
- Large type books
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- Pollution + Physiological effect -- New York (State) -- Niagara Falls
- Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) -- History
- Hazardous waste site remediation -- New York (State) -- Niagara Falls -- Citizen participation
- Chemical plants + Waste disposal + Environmental aspects -- New York (State) -- Niagara Falls
- Hazardous waste sites -- New York (State) -- Niagara Falls
- Large type books
- Large type books
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