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Niagara County

Niagara County. By Emily LaPlante. Niagara County is located in western New York. . Background. 522 square miles Largest City: Niagara Falls Flat terrain Lots of agricultural use of land Borders Lake Ontario and Niagara River Close to Buffalo, New York. Watershed.

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Niagara County

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  1. Niagara County By Emily LaPlante

  2. Niagara County is located in western New York.

  3. Background • 522 square miles • Largest City: Niagara Falls • Flat terrain • Lots of agricultural use of land • Borders Lake Ontario and Niagara River • Close to Buffalo, New York

  4. Watershed • Part of the Lake Ontario Tributaries and the Niagara River/Lake Erie tributaries • In the Lake Ontario Tributaries: 25% poor water quality 40% good water quality • In the Niagara River/ Lake Erie: 12% poor water quality 49% good water quality.

  5. Air Quality • In 2012 there were zero unhealthy air days for the general population • There were 6 unhealthy air days for people with asthma • Since 2003 the air quality of Niagara County has improved greatly

  6. Energy • Energy positive county • Mostly powered by hydroelectric power, Nuclear power and Gas. • Niagara County has largest hydroelectric plant in New York State • Also has one of the last coal powered plants in the state

  7. Lead Poisoning in Niagara County • 1.2% lead levels in children • Niagara County’s lead poisoning issues come from old house paint • Niagara County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

  8. Soil • Flat county • No mountain ranges • Heavy soils • Large farming industry

  9. Superfund Sites • Superfund Sites in Niagara County: Forest Glen Mobile Home Subdivision and Eighteen Mile Creek • Forest Glen Mobile Home Subdivision: Started in 2002. Completed in 2003 • Eighteen Mile Creek: Current

  10. Contamination • Contamination of Soil, Air and Water • Eighteen Mile Creek Superfund Site • In 2012, 3,213,114 metric tons of CO2 emissions were produced in Niagara County • Love Canal

  11. Love Canal 1958- 100 Houses and a School are built 1920- Site is turned into a chemical dumpsite 1893- William T. Love proposes plan to create model city 1940 1880 1900 1920 1980 1960 1953- Hooker Chemical Company sells land to city for 1$ 1910- Stopped building of canal, leaving a large ditch 1978- Large amount of rainfall triggers explosion

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