Toxic Dioxins In Australia

The Yarra River has been around since 1835 and is still around today, in the heart of Melbourne. Although, there has been a significant build up of toxic from the CSIRO uranium processing near the Yarra River ( from 1940s to 1960s) and a 40+ year history of contamination of the site at 506 Lorimer St. Over the years the Yarra had built up a decent amount of chemicals and toxins. The 2009 dredging project was removing and dumping the toxic sediment from the Yarra into the bays dumpsites. This evidently decreased the quality of the water and affects the marine life and their habitats, our beaches and us and people who swim in this now contaminated water. There is now high levels of toxins in local fish, eels and mussels. In January 2017, 36 beaches were deemed unsafe to swim in due to high levels of

At the duration being we were able to spot houses that were torn apart due to the storm that had hit Kurnell not to long ago. Viewing at various other houses there seemed to be construction-undergoing renovating the house displaying that Kurnell was encountering urban renewal. There were small stores and cafes that were located opposite the beach, consisting of small litter evidently shown on the paths from the stores. Furthermore through the analysis the long strip of jetty that stretched out from the shore was soon found out to transport oil from the refinery plant via pipelines. The jetty was said to stretch for 1km out to sea emerging as submarine fuel pipelines, along with other storage facilities around Kurnell. When conducting through the primary research we were able to identify multiple aeroplanes that flew past the location. Due to its close proximity with the Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, Kurnell encounters multiple planes flying overhead either to land or take off, having close contact with the ground. Throughout the examination little information was discovered regards the statistics of pollution around the beach apart from minor rubbish pieces left by the side of the road.However from looking into secondary research the information given was distributed into three main aspects air pollution, noise pollution and sea pollution.

There has been contamination found in the groundwater surrounding all four towns. The groundwater is contaminated with VOCs, trichloroethene (TCE), ethylene dibromide (EDB), carbon tetrachloride (CCI4), perchloroethylene (PCE), benzene, vinal chloride, 1,1,2,2-TeCA, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, manganese, thallium, lead, toluene, and RDX. “Ethylene dibromide is especially worry some because it was found upwelling in cranberry bogs located in Falmouth and Mashpee (militarycontamination)”. Where it would was stored in the cranberries skin. “Falmouth being the most affected area losing twenty five percent of its possible drinking water supply (wr.usgs)”. Although the plumes are deep down in the aquifer. “People could be at risk if they accidentally drink the water or come into direct contact with the contaminated groundwater (militarycontamination)”. The way towns keep the residents from coming in contact with the possible risks of

Also depicted in this paper is the type of cancers caused by each chemical and other related health problems associated with each chemical. Finally, the role of government agencies such as FDA, EPA and OSHA in preventing excessive amount or zero amounts of toxic chemicals from entering the environment will be discussed. The last paragraphs will enumerate the inferred conclusion from my research on Agent Orange, DDT and Benzene.

-PD has the highest level of DDT and AS has the lowest level of DDT. Mercury highest level is DH, and lowest level is DA.

Also depicted in this paper is the type of cancers caused by each chemical and other related health problems associated with each chemical. Finally, the role of government agencies such as FDA, EPA and OSHA in preventing excessive amount or zero amounts of toxic chemicals from entering the environment will be discussed. The last paragraphs will enumerate the inferred conclusion from my research on Agent Orange, DDT and Benzene.

During the storm of the “decade”, on March the 6th 2015, Bondi beach was very polluted and was labeled, dangerous to swim in. This rating lasted throughout the storm and was still considered heavily polluted 3 days after the storm had disappeared. The website states that swimming at Sydney's oceans beaches should be avoided for up to one day after heavy rainfall or for as long as storm water is present”, however this appeared to be false. This website has been created by the government so is deemed valuable and reliable most of the time. The information on this website is gathered “by analysing rainfall and bacterial data collected over the last five years. Each morning, we (they) obtain rainfall data from a network of more than 40 gauges. We then compare how much rainfall has fallen near each swimming site with its rainfall threshold to determine the likelihood of pollution.” This method is fairly accurate but is not 100% reliable as it is an estimate. This can lead to mistakes like when the storm hit

Sydney has many different infrastructures. Sydney has many trains and buses for transportation. Free smartcard tickets are available to load funds to use the transportations available. A goal was set to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This goal includes 50% of electricity demand from renewable resources. Pollution is caused by many actions. The most common action that causes pollution in Sydney is Noise and Light Pollution. Though, pollution is also caused by air, water and inaccessibility, dissatisfaction with garbage disposal, dirt, and dissatisfaction with green and parks. Public pools and spaces must be inspected often in order for diseases not to spread. Safety practice drills must be performed regularly around the city. Sydney has some of Australia's most prestigious universities, technical institutions and schools. Education is mostly often taught similar as in the U.S

it's calculablethat there ar one hundred fifty chemical compounds found within the by-products of cell destruction, that embodynephrotoxic substances like alkane series, compound, monoxide, benzine and propenonitrile (Gianella,

Often, toxic substances are being drained into the air, waterways, and undergrounds wells. According to the report by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), over 60 million pounds of deadly chemicals are produced by industries in Florida. Notably, Florida’s water has been suffering mercury contamination until the state’s department of migration issues a circular regularly for regulations of eating freshwater fish in the region (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission). In fact, such metals emanate from coal combustion’s emissions which run into water bodies. Not to mention, pesticides and herbicides utilized by government and homeowners pollute the environment (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission). Indeed, all chemicals released into the atmosphere find themselves in rivers.

Akwasasne Mohawk peoples has shown that pollutants, such as lead, DDT (dichloro-diphenyl- trichloroethane), which is stored as the metabolite DDE (1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(chlorophe- nyl)ethylene),

The Sydney Tar Ponds were a hazardous waste site on the Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. During the early 1900s, steel production began at this location and carried on for over 80 years. During this time, at least 700 000 tonnes of toxic by-products were produced due to the smelting and steel production processes. Some of the by-products produced were total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs), benzene, toluene, ethyl-benzene, xylene (BTEX), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals. The toxic by-products were dumped into a tidal estuary that empties into the Sydney Harbour and the Atlantic

Major environmental issues in Australia include whaling, logging of old growth forest, irrigation and its impact on the Murray River, Darling River and Macquarie Marshes, acid sulfate soils, soil salinity, land clearing, soil erosion, uranium mining and nuclear waste, creation of marine reserves, air quality in major cities and around polluting industries and infrastructure,

Chemical used to kill pests mostly those of organochlorine pesticides were critically prohibited in several countries due to their toxicity and stability in the environment, PCP comes under this group. PCP is found in two forms as a sodium salt of PCP (C6HCl5O)

The common routes of exposure to DDT, and DDE occurs mostly from eating foods containing small amounts of these compounds, particularly meat, fish and poultry. Exposure may also occur with contact with DDT residues in airborne dust. (Fisher et al, 2003).