The Love Canal
Named in 1 episode title on this site. Kind: industrial-chemical.
| Place | Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York |
|---|---|
| Kind | industrial-chemical |
| Wikipedia | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal |
After the problem: the environment
| Ecological impact | Former landfill soil, sewers and creek sediment contaminated by buried industrial chemical waste; EPA capped and remediated 1985-1999 |
|---|---|
| Mechanism / vector | contamination — buried chemical waste (1942-1953 landfilling) leached into soil, storm/sanitary sewers and adjacent creeks |
| Remediation class | containable |
| Remediation status | EPA + NY State DEC; NPL 1983-2004; cleanup actions complete 1999; Glenn Springs Holdings runs ongoing O&M/monitoring |
| Interest (0–5) | 5 |
Sources
- cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0201290 (fetched 2026-09-20)
- cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0201290 (fetched 2026-09-20)
Episodes that name it
- Episode 125: The Love Canal — Well There's Your Problem, 2023-03-08