Love Canal-catalyst 8-30-10

The chemicals in Love Canal began being pushed to the surface after the blizzard of 1977. When the snow melted, it was forced underground and took the hazardous chemicals with it as it pushed its way into the Niagara River. The river was then contaminated and the chemicals were forced upward because of the water. Some of the hazards associated with the chemicals at Love Canal were various types of cancer, liver failures and other liver issues, central nervous system problems, and birth defects. Not only did humans suffer from Love Canal, but the whole ecosystem was thrown off balance because of the chemicals. The upper Niagara River was contaminated and any life forms died from the chemicals. The water that was underground had to go though Niagara Falls Waste Water Treatment Plant to be filtered. The chemicals will no longer be pushed upwards because the water that is underground and could force them out again are being filtered out.