If I might make a gentle constructive suggestion it would be that you look up the definition of 'red herring' and 'non sequitur' before posting again.
Hey asshole...want to call my former co-worker's family and talk to them about the cancer rate in their neighborhood near Tonawanda Coke?
Oh you can't, they died...................from cancer...
Tonawanda Coke's "Cancer Causing" Kamholz Arrested By Feds
Written by Glenn Gramigna, Editor
US ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES ARREST OF TONAWANDA COKE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL MANAGER FOR CLEAN AIR ACT VIOLATIONS...CHARGES CARRY FIVE YEAR PENALTY...WILL KAMHOLZ NOW ROLL ON TONAWANDA COKE OWNER CRANE?
On Wednesday, federal and state agents led by the Buffalo US Attorney's Office, conducted a surprise raid on Tonawanda Coke, according to the DEC, the primary reason why the cancer causing benzene rate in WNY's air is 75 times what is considered an acceptable level. The following is the local US Attorney's news release on this subject:
BUFFALO, N.Y.--A criminal complaint and arrest warrant have been issued charging Mark L. Kamholz, 62, of West Seneca, NY, with violating the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the Clean Air Act, announced U.S. Attorney Kathleen M. Mehltretter of the Western District of New York. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 5 years imprisonment, a fine of $50,000 per day of violation, or both.
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Want to go fishing at some beautiful lakes that are so secluded you can't reach by vehicle?
Oh, no fish..... they're DEAD lakes...
ACID RAIN IN THE ADIRONDACKS
An Environmental History
Cornell Uviversity
Acid Rain and the Adirondack Lakes
Are lakes in the Adirondacks still suffering from damage caused by acid rain? A new survey shows that lake water quality is still poor in the region, decades after the passage of the Clean Air Act. The study shows that with the passage of more environmental laws, it could still be more than a century for the lakes to fully heal from acid rain and other environmental impacts.
Acid Rain Contaminating Adirondack Streams
Posted on Monday, 15 of December , 2008 at 3:52 pm
ALBANY A new scientific study of streams in the western region of the Adirondack Mountains has found that two-thirds of them are harmed by acid rain produced by the burning of fossil fuels, New York state and federal officials announced. This equates to 450 miles of acidified streams.
This study, published in the October-November issue of the Journal of Environmental Quality, is the first-ever regional assessment of streams to include episodic acidification short-term pulses of acidity that occur during high stream flows.
It was conducted jointly by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation, and the University of Texas at Arlington. Primary funding was provided by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Supporting data was provided by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute through its Adirondack Effects Assessment Program. Copies of the final report of this study are available at:
NYSERDA - EMEP: Publications
I stumbled across this checking out your Link.
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1 Introduction
1.1 Background
Mercury concentrations in many regions of the globe have risen as a result of industrial activities
(Munthe et al. 2007). Mercury contamination can occur as a localized issue near industrial
releases and as a longer range transboundary issue arising from atmospheric emissions, transport
and deposition. While most of the mercury (Hg) released to the environment is inorganic, a small
but important fraction is converted by bacteria to methylmercury (MeHg), a toxic form that
bioaccumulates through aquatic food webs to fish, which are the primary exposure pathway for
methylmercury in humans and many wildlife species.
The discovery of elevated mercury levels in fish from remote lakes led the regulatory community
to devote increased attention to mercury cycling and accumulation (e.g. WHO 1990, Porcella
1994, US EPA 1997 and 2001a). Much research has been undertaken in the past two decades to
better understand factors explaining elevated fish mercury concentrations in remote areas. Fewer
studies conducted to-date have investigated mercury cycling in temperate drainage lakewatershed
systems, which comprise over 85 percent of the lakes in the Adirondacks. Improved
understanding of mercury cycling in uplands and wetlands is important because terrestrial
mercury loads typically exceed direct deposition rates to lakes. Previous research has indicated
that terrestrial and wetland processes play a vital role in determining the aqueous chemical
characteristics and fish tissue mercury concentrations in these types of systems (Driscoll, et al.
1994a, b, c).
Without research in temperate drainage lake systems, the benefits of emissions
controls in these types of systems are uncertain.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) set the Action Level for mercury in fish involved
in interstate commerce at 1 ppm (wet weight basis). Above this level, fish cannot be sold in
interstate commerce. The equivalent standard in Canada is 0.5 ppm, as it is for the World Health
Organization (WHO, 1990). To protect the human population, the USEPA established a MeHg
criterion for fish tissue at 0.3 μg/g under Section 304(a) of the Clean Water Act (USEPA 2001b).
As of 2006, 3,080 fish consumption advisories due to Hg contamination had been issued for 48
states, including 34 statewide advisories for freshwaters and 12 statewide advisories for coastal
waters, and one territory. These advisories represent approximately 56,800 km2 of lakes and
1,420,991 km of rivers (US EPA 2007). The number of advisories is increasing with time,
although this is due at least partly to more sites being sampled (Wiener, et al. 2003). Based on the
FDA action level, the New York State Department of Health (NYDOH) issued health advisories
for several lakes in the Adirondacks indicating that eating more than one meal per month of fish
caught in these lakes may be hazardous to human health.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) began monitoring
fish and wildlife for mercury and organic compounds in the early 1970s under the Statewide
Toxic Substances Monitoring Program (STSMP) and other, smaller projects. Samples were
collected from surface waters throughout the state. However, sampling locations and methods
varied considerably from year-to-year. Much of the sampling effort was focused on large water
bodies such as Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and Lake Champlain. Only 12 Adirondack lakes were
sampled, but 8 of those 12 had fish containing over one ppm mercury (Boulton and Hetling 1972;
NYDEC, 1981, 1982, 1987).
http://www.nyserda.org/publications/Report 08-21 Mercury in Adirondack Wetlands 7-09 - web.pdf
I really think that the high road here is coming into compliance with necessary reform, that is the fruit of Scientific Research. The point here is not whether the problem is Labor, Management, or Government, which all benefit from production, but conforming what We do, to be more, on the solution side of the equation. The Earth is a Temple, It's sacred and should be treated respectfully. You have no problem with Me there. Have You seen any use of Algae or Spirulina, in cleanup in lakes, or ponds up there?
