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04. The Canal (Love Canal)

2018/1/21
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The Northeastern Pharmaceutical and Chemical Company's inability to dispose of hexachlorophene waste led to its storage on a farmer's property, which later became a significant environmental issue due to the presence of dioxin.

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Once envisioned as a model community, the neighborhood of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York, became the victim of a massive, man-made environmental disaster. Prelude: James Denney, a Missouri farmer, makes a deal for a local chemical company to bury its waste on his property.

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