Coal Tar In The Gowanus Canal

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Coal Tar on Gowanus canal

by Gabriel Rivera Maisonet.

Gowanus canal water pollution

Does the government care about the gowanus canal water pollution? Yes. Is it taking action? Yes , but why it doesn't stop the factories that keep polluting the water.The way that they  are cleaning the water is with the clean water act which is a group of people from the government that goes around US cleaning the waters. What about the factories,if they are not stopped it still be polluted and there won't be no change,but one thing is for sure coal tar will be out the gowanus canal.  

How coal tar got into the canal?

Coal tar  is one of the biggest problem in the gowanus canal other than factories.Factories are not allowed to use or produce coal tar ,although they still throw other stuff at the water.But first ,what is coal tar? Coal tar is a black gooey liquid (black mayonnaise) that transport many illnesses that can cause many things to any living thing, including death. Coal tar was produced by lamps lights factories, they tried to use coal to make gas which made coal tar. After that they throw all the toxic waste (coal tar) into the  canal making the water  toxic. Ho is in charge? you may ask. We’ll the government but specifically is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) department in charge of cleaning the water on the gowanus canal, the clean water  act. they already  explain the plan that they have to stop the pollution on the bottom of the canal which is full of coal tar.They will be done in 2022, which means that there will be no coal tar in the canal in that time.

Why is coal tar a problem?

Coal Tar is a problem because it makes the water toxic,so it can kill animals or any living creature ,like plants (nature) and it even human life.“the coal tar in the gowanus canal is truly disgusting.I feel like the government took too long to declare the canal a superfund site. the carlier they would  have began the clean up, the earlier they would finished”According to 8 grader Marjorie Martinez. Another reason is that the gowanus canal is nasty and ugly the only view that you have is the horrible green water with the stinky smell plus the loud factories noises, there is no good quality on the canal or coal

The canal cleaning process

what's exactly is going to be the cleaning process for the Gowanus canal you may ask. We’ll they are planning to take all the coal tar out but only that is expensive so it takes time to plan,then they are trying to fix the flushing machine system which is also expensive but this will keep the water more clean by flushing some the  dirty water.Then they are trying to create a green park with a lot of plants that will keep all the water cleaner because the ruts of the plant clean the water by taking away all the dirtiness. All this helps because everything will clean the water like when they take away the coal tar a lot of the germs and toxic stuff being produced by the coaltar will be out.Then when they fix the machine all the sewage will be taken away so it won't be so toxic or nasty,and then with the garden they will keep it clean because as i said it will keep sucking the dirty parts. “I think that they should just clean the canal,and not create such a expensive green park.” said Nayeli Campos an 8 grader. She thinks that all the green areas won't help much so they should not make it but i have heard otherwise for example “i think is a really good idea, it will make it prettier and it will keep it clean plus this is a city so we need more green areas.” according to Barbara Maisonet she thinks is a really good idea,that will keep is nice and clean.

The moment you have waited for

So,after all this waiting ,the coaltar is finally going to be out and all the canal is going to get clean,is supposed to be finished at the 2022 of the year.The cleaner water will make new york a better place, it might be how it just to be a nice clean fun water area.What will be next in N.Y. history?...

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