The Love Canal was intended to connect upper and lower Niagara River; the novel 1892 project to harness electrical power production, however failed midway when the economic went into depression.
Eventually, the local municipal bought it as a waste disposal area and high on the client disposal list was Hooker Chemical Corporation, which later sold for $1 it to the Board of Education.
Hooker slightly warned of the dangers of the site absolving itself from any responsibility; failing to mention the dangers were twenty thousand tons of toxic waste. Yet unknowingly, the board of education built a school and people settled in the area, by 1978, it had above 700 homes.
Of interest in regards to the Love Canal, is the blatant disregard of environmental reports by the city even when a study was undertook.
The consultant in their report, found high levels of chemical waste, recommending the drastic changes to the canal to protect residents. In total disregard, the city undertook minor improvements to remedy the situation. ( History of love canal)
Secondly, Community action to protect the environment and themselves from the effect of ignorance of best practices of environmental management practices is a worthy attribute. The establishment of the Love Canal Homeowners’ Association in 1978 was to push for the community’s say in the area’s chemical scandal.
It had far-reaching consequences, which the city did not acknowledge, such as in children birth deformities, and high level of stillbirths and miscarriages in the area. (Gibbs, L. M., 1998)
A thought emanating from this topic worth mentioning is the necessity to undertake environmental assessments such as project environmental impact assessment. In Novel Canal, it took more than 40 years experience negative effects of the disposal site. (Brayan, N., 2003)
Research paper Outline
Introduction
Research effect of environmental disasters on human reproductive health
Topic sentences
- Research environmental disasters impact on child birth deformities
- Does the environment, especially environmental disturbances affect women’s wombs?
- Furthermore, what is its effect on childbirth?
- Research environmental disasters effect on inherited traits
- Describe effect of environmental disasters on the human genetic construct.
- In cases where an environmental disaster had an impact on successive generations, is it viable to pursue it in court under environmental law.
- Research environmental disaster effect on male reproductive health
- Through use of environmental case studies, can environmental disasters affect male sperm health
- Discuss bias in claim child defects are due to effect of environmental disaster on women. Can men join a environmental suit in using this argument.
- Research government steps to protect reproductive health.
- Is the environment considered?
- Environmental assessment reconsideration in reproductive health.
Conclusion
The research topic undertaken should show a clear relationship between maternal health and the environment.
References
Brayan, N., (2003), love canal: pollution crisis (environmental disasters), Gareth Stevens Pub publishers.
Gibbs, L. M., (1998). Love Canal: The Story Continues, 20 Anniversary edition, New Society Publishers. History of love canal. Web.
Lessons from love canal project, A Public Health Resource. Web.