Exhibition: Pollution, Data, Activism, 03.20.2021
This collection documents a talk and exhibiton about the Formosa Plastics Global Archive, held on March 20, 2021 at 柏林廢墟Tacheles in Taipei, Taiwan.
Photo Essay: Exhibition 03.20.2021
Photos from a talk and exhibiton about the Formosa Plastics Global Archive, held on March 20, 2021 at 柏林廢墟Tacheles in Taipei, Taiwan. All photos by Jiao Enguan 焦恩光.
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Dhruv.Patelin March of 2016, environmental officials had finally decided to remove over a century worth of toxins and waste from the lower 8 miles of the Passaic River. This part of the river was known as the most dangerously tainted portion of the river.
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Dhruv.Patelone of the main issues that presents itself when hurricanes do occur is that the drainage systems become very clogged and end up flooding the streets. In response to this, on July 1, "new state permits went into effect for the 25 municipalities, sewage treatment plants, and sewage authorities that manage systems with CSOs. In addition to the steps these entities already have taken to control overflows, they now must develop comprehensive Long-Term Control Plans." (paragraph 5) If everything is able to function properly, we will be able to unclog the drainage systems allowing for the roads to not flood and people to move around if need be.
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Dhruv.Patelthere are some pollutants that affect the community and in other places:
- particle pollution and ground-level ozone pollution
- sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide
- lead
- carbon monoxide
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Dhruv.Patelnothing was really done to prevent anything from happening. The river was known for its dirty and polluted waters which occured due to years of industrial toxin buildup in the waters.
Translation of the event description into Mandarin.