What does the superfund act specifically do

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Assignment Problem: Santa Clara County has a long and storied history. Before it was known as "Silicon Valley", it was called "Valley of Heart's Delight"- a rich agriculture area and the cradle of agriculture for California and the United States.

All of that changed in the mid- late 1970, when the computer chip, or semiconductor companies all came to the area to manufacture semiconductors for personal computers and other consumer products. You don't see many, if any, orchards any more. One of the manufacturing processes used in the manufacturing on computer chips used a chemical called, TCE- Trichloroethylene. TCE is toxic and it leaked into the water aquifers and into people's drinking water. During this time, a number of environmental laws were passed to protect human health. This week, you will explore the EPA, a famous environmental case study called, Love Canal and Superfund Sites in the Bay Area- many of which still cause problems today.

Question 1: According to the LECTURE, EPA, LOVE CANAL AND BAY AREA SUPERFUND SITES, explain in a STRONG PARAGRAPH and in YOUR OWN WORDS, what does the EPA do and what SPECIFICALLY they are responsible for?

Question 2: According to the HOMEWORK SUPPORT VIDEO, LOVE CANAL, a neighborhood and school were built on a toxic waste dump site. In a STRONG PARAGRAPH and in YOUR OWN WORDS, explain what could have been done to avoid this disaster. (Saying the toxic waste should not have been dumped there in the first place is not an acceptable answer).

Question 3: Take a look at the HOMEWORK SUPPORT RESOURCE, "WHAT'S DOWN". Play around with the interactive tools. On the map. Locate De Anza College in Cupertino. Click on the legend on the right hand side. Click the "Spill Site, "Groundwater Plume", and "Environmental Precaution" boxes. Do you see any toxic waste sites on campus? If so, what was it before De Anza built the College? Strong Paragraph answer NOT required.

Question 4: Go Back to the LECTURE, EPA, LOVE CANAL AND BAY AREA SUPERFUND SITES, what exactly does the Superfund Act do and areas does it address? Do you think it is effective? Why or why not?

A) What does the Superfund Act SPECIFICALLY do? (Strong Paragraph Required)

B) Do you think it is effective-WHY OR WHY NOT? (Strong Paragraph Required)

Attachment:- Superfund.rar

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