Chernobyl questions

1) how much radiation is still In the area?
2) how did the incident start?
3)how much radiation was released in the explosion?
4) how many people were killed in the first stage?
5) how many people were killed overall?

townsperson questions for the panel

001)what impact will the chemicals have on the previous residents in the long run?
002)what will you do if the cap over the canal breaks open?
003) what if the chemicals leak out through the bottom of the canal, and into the surrounding environment?
004)what are some of the long term effects of the toxic waste leakage?
005)what are some of the effects on the animal life around love canal?

8-30-10 catalyst

1) The chemicals started to be pushed to the surface by the water drainage or the recently flooded river from snowmelt.
2) A few of the health hazards associated with the love canal chemicals, were miscarriages, slight retardation, and asthma were only a few of the total hazards.
3) the ecosystem around the area was affected by the chemicals seeping into the nearby creeks, and water-ways and traveling downstream, and the chemicals seeping into the earth and killing plant life and underground eco-systems.

Hazards of oil dispersants

I found that although much of the oil is gone, it still poses a
large threat to the reopened beaches that are oiled. The oil is depositing along the beaches,were people and children play. It also could sink and affect the clams and birds along the shore. It has now become a public health hazard along the gulf of mexico's beaches.

Chemical dispersants

what will chemical dispersants do to the remaining environment after the oil is gone?
how much dispersant is currently in the ocean?
how will it affect our future lives and those of the ones around us?