Project: Formosa Plastics Global Archive
The Formosa Plastics Global Archive supports a transnational network of people concerned about the operations of the Formosa Plastics Corporation, one of the world's largest petrochemical
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I agree that Newark had terrible water but a big issue is the funding to fix the problem... and the artical goes into all the research about the water but neglects to talk about federal and local funding.
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The main point of the article is that a big name organization (The EPA) is taking steps to help the residents of Newark and the Ironbound Community monitor air pollution. Not only is the EPA donating $150,000 worth of equipment, but they are also training volunteers to monitor and mantain the machines so the EPA and the Ironbound Community can gather the information they need. The machines can also be moved around so multiple locations can be sampled and tested.
Air Pollution Presentation
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Newark Air Pollution
PECE Essay for Witty Rhinos
Hurricane Vulnerability/Resilience in Newark
In this PECE essay, there are numerous articles that discuss New Jersey's, mainly Newark's, vulnerabilities and resilience to hurricanes.
Manganese Pollution in the City Environment and its Relationship to Traffic Density
Due to the substitution of manganese instead of lead as a gasoline additive, soil samples around high density traffic areas in Newark have absorbed the manganese from the exhaust gasses of automobiles
Newark to monitor air quality with $150K EPA sensors
This artifact shows that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking steps to helping the Ironbound Community Corporation Family Success Center monitor air pollution levels with the donation o
A report by environemntal advocate Xavier Sun that documents water pollution at outfalls around the Sixth Naphtha Cracker Complex through the collection of plastic pellets ("nurdles").