1.) What caused the toxic waste to begin being pushed to the surface?
The blizzard of 1977 played a big part along with the usually wet season. When the snow would melt it would seep underneath the canal and when the water rose again it brought along the chemicals that were underground, leaving this black gunk seeping from the ground.
2.) What are some of the health hazards associated with the chemicals dumped there?
Some health problems included; cancer, birth defects, miscarriages, disfigurements, liver disease, epilepsy, autism, and more.
3.) Besides humans how are other parts of the ecosystem affected by this?
The chemicals affected many different aspects of the environment. When the chemicals arose after the storm they got washed away with the other water, infecting it. So the chemicals affect everything that needs water; people, animals, and plants; in addition to everything that is dependent on that type of animal or plant. It also gets into the soil and affects the plants that way as well.
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