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Love Canal is a neighborhood of Niagara Falls, New York. It is the site of infamous Superfund disaster that greatly affected the health of hundreds of its residents.
Love Canal | |
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Superfund site | |
Geography | |
City | Niagara Falls |
County | Niagara County |
State | New York |
Coordinates | 43°04′50″N 78°56′56″W |
Information | |
CERCLIS ID | NYD000606947 |
Progress | |
Proposed | 12/30/1983 |
Listed | 09/08/1984 |
Construction completed | 09/29/1998 |
Deleted | 09/30/2004 |
List of Superfund sites |
Originally a planned dream community, Love Canal experienced growth as a model section for nearly a century. The area slowly declined before being bought out in the 1940s by the Hooker Company.
In the late 1970s, Love Canal received national attention for the ensuing health development that originated from the disposal of 22,000 barrels of toxic waste. Numerous families were displaced, having been contaminated with chemicals and toxic waste, resulting in severe health issues. Many of the families suffered high red blood cell counts and indications of leukemia. The entire neighborhood had been demolished and a Superfund cleanup site took years before wrapping up in 2004.
To this day, the Love Canal incident is remembered as a "national symbol of a failure to exercise a sense of concern for future generations", as retold by, New York State Health Department Commissioner David Axelrod.[1] The Love Canal incident was especially significant as a situation where the inhabitants "overflowed into the wastes instead of the other way around".[2]