1.What are the effects when you turn of the safety systems? What will happen? When the machine then be considered not safe?
2. Why would the scientists test the experiment without removing citizens, (as a precaution), not knowing the effects?
3.Do you think that all the countries that were effected, like the USA, Germany, Japan, etc. help in the clean up process?
4.Why did the remainder of the citizens not leave after the explosion?
5. (goes along with the question above) Would it be their fault if they got sick because of breathing in the nuclear fumes for too long?
6. How did this effect other nuclear plants?
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Catalyst August 30, 2010
1.) What caused the toxic waste to begin being pushed to the surface? The Blizzard of 77 was the main cause. Spring came earlier and when the snow melted, it caused the river to overflow. The water was then forced in to the ground, making the chemicals rise to the surface. There was puddles of chemicals all around the Love Canal community.
2.) What are some of the health hazards associated with the chemicals dumped there? With the 400 chemicals that were stored there, many of the caused diseases. Some caused cancers and kidney failure, while others caused birth defects.
3.) Besides humans how are other parts of the ecosystem affected by this? The vegetation and the animals were effected. There were white patches of barren soil that plants were not able to grow on. The plants had there roots in the ground that was absorbing the chemicals. As it when into the vegetation, the animals were there to eat it up. They digested the chemicals that were in the plants. After they buried the chemicals, a nice grassy meadow grew over it. If we, as humans, did not suspect anything, than the animals probably did not, either. Both humans and animals were getting chemical burns from being outside. Many of the chemicals could cause cancers in the animals. They were just as vulnerable as we were.
2.) What are some of the health hazards associated with the chemicals dumped there? With the 400 chemicals that were stored there, many of the caused diseases. Some caused cancers and kidney failure, while others caused birth defects.
3.) Besides humans how are other parts of the ecosystem affected by this? The vegetation and the animals were effected. There were white patches of barren soil that plants were not able to grow on. The plants had there roots in the ground that was absorbing the chemicals. As it when into the vegetation, the animals were there to eat it up. They digested the chemicals that were in the plants. After they buried the chemicals, a nice grassy meadow grew over it. If we, as humans, did not suspect anything, than the animals probably did not, either. Both humans and animals were getting chemical burns from being outside. Many of the chemicals could cause cancers in the animals. They were just as vulnerable as we were.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
8th grade DLC Reflection
How do the chemicals affect the water and life in the Gulf?
Are there other, more Eco friendly ways to clean the oil spill up?
Does the oil and chemicals that the bacteria eats, harm or effect them?
Are there other, more Eco friendly ways to clean the oil spill up?
Does the oil and chemicals that the bacteria eats, harm or effect them?
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