Toxic Waste In America Essay

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America. A country of pure natural beauty, discovery, and wonder. A land of well-being and high life quality. Until, that is, the American Industrial Revolution, when our country’s natural beauty, such as the thick forests, lush, green mountains, and sparkling waterfalls, began to take a turn for the worse, and our country made the first steps to becoming a toxic wasteland. As unclean fuels such as coal were used to power cities, industrial zones began to pollute our environment. Due to poor understanding of industrial pollution and its consequences, gas, chemical, AC voltage, and nuclear power plants were built over the years, and the industry sprawled to new heights. So did pollution. Industrial facilities continue to dump millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into rivers, streams, lakes, and oceans. As our waterways are becoming more and more intoxicated as we speak, health threats in our country are increasing. Bioaccumulative toxins such as dioxin and mercury, as well as many other chemicals causing cancer, developmental disorders, and reproductive disorders, are being discharged by power plants, mills, and waste dumps, marine life also being negatively affected by the increasingly-discharged toxic waste in America’s waterways. In addition, fracking, a growing industrial …show more content…
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