Of all three human impact disasters we have researched; oil spills, love canal, Chornobyl, which do you think had the greatest impact on the environment and why?
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I believe that the BP oil spill has the greatest impact because it's affects will never be truly treated or much less, forgotten.
ReplyDeleteI think that the Chornobyl disaster had the greatest impact on the environment because, even now, it is one of, if not the, most dangerously radioactive place on Earth. If it ever becomes safe, i don't think it will be in the near future, or in any of our lifetimes.
ReplyDeleteI believe the Chornobyl disaster had the greatest impact on the environment because it is still very much radioactive, today! Even though it's a ghost town, it's still in the air and just like it did when it first happened, it can spread all over the world.
ReplyDeleteOil spills- by far. A nuclear explosion spreads and makes people suffer and a Love Canal-esque incident gathers international attention, but a leaking of barrel after barrel of petroleum? Think about it- it's a much bigger problem. Keeping the media away from everything, having many be worried and the cleanup process afterward is no easy thing. It kills fish, kills businesses, kills economies and kills income.
ReplyDeleteI think the BP oil spill was the biggest impact on the enviormetnt because not did it affect millions of humans lives but it also killed and poisened many fish in the gulf of mexico. It also affected the supply and demand of seafood from the gulf.
ReplyDeleteOf all the human impact disasters we have researched, I believe that Chernobyl had the greatest impact on the environment. It affected many countries and caused severe birth defects. It killed thousands of people and forced thousands of others to flee. Plus, the affects of Chernobyl will be around for thousands of years.
ReplyDeleteI think that the oil spill had the greatest impact because of all the animals it killed and all the other wildlife that was effected by it. It will definitely be remembered as an accident that could have been stopped much sooner than when it was. It has helped us to prepare for these kinds of disasters that may occur in the future.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the Chernobyl explosion will always be the greatest impact on the environment and it's affects on the environment will never be forgotten or the affects on the human race.
ReplyDeleteI think that Chornobyl had the greatest impact on the environment, good and bad. The explosion spread heavy radioactivity all throughout the city, and destroyed life. All humans living there had to evacuate and never come back. The radiation spread to places like Washington and Tokyo. But also, plants and forests have grown back and animal live has come back without explanation. Even though all the animals have at least a little radioactivity in it, they are thriving.
ReplyDeleteI think that Chernobyl had the most impact on the environment. The area where it happened is still not safe/habitable for humans. There is still radiation and it happened a while ago. Love Canal and the Gulf affected only one place, whereas Chernobyl affect all different countries and places. Chernobyl also impacted the environment in a good way by becoming a wild life refuge. So Chernobyl impacted the environment positively and negatively. The other disasters pretty much only had negative effects.
ReplyDeleteI think that the oil spill was the most devastating disaster because the ecosystem can not recover, and so many animals have already died. Chernobyl had allowed animals to recover and thrive, and the Love Canal allowed plants to grow and water to be clean. The oil spill will not let the ecosystem recover for a very long time. The ocean is contaminated, and now the dispersants are causing more damage. So much wildlife is being affected, and if this naturally blows over, the ecosystem will take a vey long time to fully recover.
ReplyDeleteI think that Chernobyl had the greatest impact on the environment. People were hurt and are still hurting from this incident, but look at how well the animals have survived! Bears, which hadn't been seen in the area for a long period of time have come back, all because the humans had to leave the area. Wolves, boars, dear, all came back because of human absence. Also, trees and plants have been coming back, too. Rare flowers are growing, too. What has become a ghost town for people, is a haven for nature.
ReplyDeleteSince we are talking about the environment, I think the oil spill effected the environment the most. The oil dispersed throughout the whole entire gulf, and effected most of the marine life and migratory birds that live in or near the gulf. In Chernobyl, nature grew back better than before, and with the Loves Canal, the humans were affected greater than the environment was. The oil spill effected the environment more than humans. The oil spill us also very hard to control when you don't have a plan in place for how to clean it up. The owl spill has long-term affects maybe not for human beings, but they do on the environment.
ReplyDeleteOut of the disasters we hav researched, I think that Chernobyl was the most impactful on the world. The reason for this are that the toxic radiation spread across Europe and reached as far as China, Japan, and the U.S. In the area of Chernobyl, everything became radioactive and it is now a ghost town. The birth defects it caused are still apparent today. The radiation from the number four reactor could blow up all of Europe if the decaying sarcophagus around it falls apart completely.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the worst disaster is Chernobyl because it has impacted housands and thousands of people. Not only has it killed many people, and deformed many humans and animals, it has effected Europe's economy in a bad way. Chernobyl also effected the environment. Lots of land got entoxicated which is bad for the animals that live there and the plants that are planted there. Chernobyl is the worst human made disater that we have yet experiecned.
ReplyDeleteI think the Chernobyl disater had the most impact on the environment. In 1986, one of the reactors in Chernobyl melted down and exploded. They had been performing tests with the plant, without removing citizens. It's fallout and radioactive material covered about half of the continents in a dangerous cloud, killing more than 7 million people. It destroyed an area in Pripyat and made it uninhabitable for thousands of years. When they tried to contain it, they build a sarcophagus around it, which is now deteriorating. There is still enough material in the reactor to destroy Europe. People are still seeing the affects of the disaster 20 years later. Birth defects caused by the radiation are still happening. It was a truly horrible disaster, and it could happen again.
ReplyDeleteChernobyl had the best effect on nature. It turned into a safe haven for endangered species and other animals too. It's not safe from radioactive chemicals or larger predators but it is safe from the humans who would normally kill or contain these animals. This is the most powerful human made disaster because it's the most radioactive place on earth and will stay that way for thousands of years. And the fate it pushed onto Pripyat residents will haunt many of their future generations with deformities and illness.
ReplyDeleteOf the three human impact catastrophes, the oil spill is the most current, therefore, the most motivative and terrible. Because we have hopefully learned from the past disasters, the oil spill is the event that will push scientists, environmentalists, and toxicologists over the edge to finally put a stop to the so-called accidents. Because society is chiefly focused on the oil spill, it is our job to make sure that we don't let it slip into a distant memory. We must let the event keep us on the edge of our seat so that we don't repeat the tragedies. Raising awareness of the spill and all other environmental occurrences is our main priority and it is has to the impact of the Gukf of Mexico oi spill.
ReplyDeleteI think that Chernobyl had the greatest impact on the environment because of e nuclear waste that was released into the air. It spread and impacted a widespread of countries. Also, there is a chance that nuclear dust that was left over from the explosion can get out, if the sarcophagus breaks. The country of Europe is relying on the sarcophagus not to break. This would be a catastrophe because all of the nuclear dust can destroy all of Europe. This posing a great in the near future. The area is still not safe for humans to inhabit. And it will probably be like that for a long time. People may not wish to go back, so this area might stay a ghost town forever.
ReplyDeleteIf we're talking about Love Canal as a singular incident, rather than toxic dump sites in general, it isn't anywhere near the others mentioned.
ReplyDeleteIt's very difficult to compare Chernobyl and oil spills: our understanding of ocean life and our influence on it is still limited, and there are a great deal of factors which have to be compared: surface area of impact, amount of influence in those areas, the kind of damage caused, etc. and which is worse is based as much on unknown factors as it is on opinion.
Considering we're talking about oil spills as a whole, anyway, I guess that's going to do a lot more damage to the environment than a singular nuclear incident.
Chernobyl by far is the worst. The radiation spread all over and killed millions of people and another million were effected. The oil spill effected a couple hundred animals and didn't really effect humans besides the fishing. The love canal killed a couple of people but it wasn't even close to Chernobyl.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the oil spill was the most effective because it didn't just effect just one population, it effected the whole community. When the oil was spilled into the water, the fish were drinking it and getting sick. Therefore the fisherman couldn't sell the fish. If they did, the people who ate the fish would get sick. That is why I believe it is the worst disaster.
ReplyDeleteThe Chernobyl Disaster would definitely have to have impacted the most. The oil spill in the Gulf only affects the gulf area and some other parts of the world. The same with the canal. Chernobyl affected the whole of Europe, Asia and some of America.
ReplyDeleteOf all three human impact disasters we have researched; oil spills,
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Chernobyl is the worst disaster for human impact disasters. If the
sarcophagus trapping in the rest of the nuclear radiation would break
or crack, enough radiation is inside that all of it could spread out
across the entire country of Europe. And still after 24 years this
could still happen.
I think that BP's oil spill had the biggest impact because humans were much more affected by Chornobyl, not the enviroment, and the love canal was more contained. Also, the chemicals being dumped into the ocean eradicate life even more than the oil.
ReplyDeleteChernobyl probably has had the largest impact because these are extremely toxic chemicals. We know that oil and dioxin are also toxic, but nuclear materials and so many of them at the same location all at once is a scary thing to think about. Think about the atom bomb, that was huge. With love canal and oil spill, not as many people died. Chernobyl has taught us a lesson on power plant safety. Why they build it next to major cities, I don't know, but we now know how to be safe.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the Chernobyl explosion has the most impact, as it is still affecting us today. The radiation can be linked to Chernobyl, but the chemicals in Love Canal are not necessarily linked to the birth defects. Also, Chernobyl still has disaster waiting to happen.
ReplyDeleteOut of the Gulf Oil Spill, The Love Canal, and The Chernobyl accident, the nuclear disaster in Russia had the greatest effect on humans and the environment. Although the other disasters were terrible in their own way, the extent of the radiation poisoning from Chernobyl was staggering. The area is still extremely hazardous, and the animals that still live their can experience mutations and radioactivity.
ReplyDeleteOut of the three disasters, I think that Chernobyl had the greatest effect on the environment. Because of all the released chemicals that occurred in Chernobyl, it's still not safe for a population of humans to live in. There is so much radioactivity in the city, and most of it is actually being trapped by the sarcophagus. If this broke, imagine all of the radiation that will disperse. It also spread the radiation in several cities in Europe, Asia, Africa, and even hit America.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Chernobyl had the greatest environmental impact. The oil spill was only in the Gulf and the Love Canal only affected its residents. However, Chernobyl affected all of Europe, and some of Asia and America. The radiation from Chernobyl also killed more people than the oil spill and the Love Canal.
ReplyDeleteOf all three disasters, I would have to say that oil spills affect more. Since most oil spills are located in the ocean, it always affects the water that the oil seeps into. The currents in the ocean always spread out the oil from the original area, so it is harder to contain. The oil kills all the marine life in the affected area, and therefore undermines the economy. Since no fish can be caught and sold, many people will be out of work, and won't be able to buy food for their families.
ReplyDeleteChernobyl had the biggest impact on the environment. The reason it had the biggest impact was because it still has radioactive material. It also affected most of the world. It even hit the United States. Chernobyl also infected ground creatures with the radioactive material. Animals this day hunt the ground insects and animals and become infected themselves. Today, there is still radioactive material. Chernobyl is also unlivable. At the time it got to many parts of the world. It is also still active today.
ReplyDeleteThe love canal was the least bad. The chernobyl incident was the second. And the oil spill was unquestionably the worst.
ReplyDeleteI think that Chernobyl had the greatest impact on the environment. Chiernobyl gave nature a chance to reclaim land. It gave a home to many wild animals. Some of those animals being endangered. But it did havesomenegative effects on nature like animal mutaions. But some of the mutations died out because it was not useful.
ReplyDeleteI believe the Chernobyl will be the most unforgettable human impact disaster because the radiation will stay in the environment for ages and, under the stone sarcophagus, the factory is still full of radiation. We need to learn from this because frankly we can't let something like this happen again. Not only the environment was damaged, but also thousands of people had to abandon their homes and move away. Many got different sicknesses from the radioactive cloud and that not all. Radiation from Chernobyl was detected from places as far away as Washington, US. The oil spill is only in the gulf, and the Love Canal only stayed in New York. This was much more spread out, and much more hard to clean up.
ReplyDeleteWithout a doubt, I feel that the oil spill has had the biggest impact. As for Chernobyl and the Love Canal, nobody lives there and it is, well for now, contained by the sarcophagus, and Love Canal is well contained by the EPA's system. Though with the oil, is still killing animals and harming the water and even the air when it burns. Also, BP is making everything much worse by dropping the chemical dispersants.
ReplyDeleteChernoblyl (or Chornobyl in its original Ukranian spelling) was the most disastrous and definitely impacted most of the world. Radiation itself is very dangerous, and radiation clouds moving through to so many parts of the world is exponentially dangerous. Recently, we read that it spread throughout all of Europe, most of Asia, and even to Washington here in the US. And that's just he radiation that was detected and recorded. Minuscule amounts probably spread to other parts of the world.
ReplyDeleteThe Russians proved that their nuclear power was dangerous in the Cold War, but who would have thought their own energy would have destroyed part of their own country just decades after?
I feel like being disagreeable today so I'm going to say Love canal. I justify this answer by saying that it is not the disaster that has the greatest effect on the environment it is the knowledge that love canal brought with it. From love canal we learned that. There could be move sites where toxic waste has been buried and forgotten. These sites could be leaching chemicals into the environment and we would never know. This would also make them difficult to clean because we wouldn't know whereto look.
ReplyDeleteOf all the disasters we have covered, I think Chernobyl had the greatest impact on the environment. The area is still so shockingly toxic that humans cannot enter the areas. Every time an animal eats or hunts, they consume more radiation. They are then at a greater risk for mutations. Can the environment ever completely rid itself of its radioactivity?
ReplyDeleteI think B.P. Oil spill had the greatest impact because the Love Canal and Chernobyl didn't have as terrible effects as was predicted. With The Love Canal, it has been successfully contained and with Chernobyl, the snivels seems to coping well with the radiation and those who develop mutations die out if the mutations are not successful. But with B.P., they dispersed the oil which though ti saved the mangroves, it created 0% fertilization with coral of which 1/3 of the fish (most of them rare). Not to mention that the chemical dispersants and the oil are more toxic that either alone. So since the animals and environment are suffering more with B.P., than Love Canal or Chernobyl, I think that B.P. Is worse for the environment.
ReplyDeleteI think that the oil spill is the worst disaster of those without a doubt. 4.2 million barrels of oil is a LOT. And, because of ocean currents, it could easily spread and contaminate the entire Atlantic, and spread even further from there. Oil is extremely poisonous to all forms of life (besides the bacteria that eats it) as it is, but then B.P. decided to use the hazardous Corexit chemical to disperse it. Together, these products have basically made the ocean a death trap for fish and other animals. If the oil doesn't get ya, the chemicals will. This disaster had also effected the economy in that it discouraged tourism to Florida, which is actually the state's main industry. It has also severely damaged the fishing industry because people no longer want to buy fish from the contaminated waters.
ReplyDeleteChernobyl had the greatest effect on the environment, because although the oil spill and the Love Canal were disastrous, they stayed in one specific location and didn't spread throughout the world. The radiation from Chernobyl, on the other hand, spread around the world and although it is not apparent immediately, radiation can cause cancers, kill important cells and disable certain functions in all beings. Much of the radiation spread around the world and scientists still think that going to Chernobyl without multiple layers of protections is immensely stupid and dangerous. Chernobyl is the worst human disaster we have just covered.
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ReplyDeleteThe International Atomic Energy Agency and other organizations keep a close watch over nuclear power plants. Plants now are equipped with containment structures to secure radiation in case of an accident. The Chernobyl reactor did not have this protection when it exploded.
Overall I think that Chernobyl was a much more disastrous then either the Oil Spill or the Love Canal. The spill and Love canal were both terrible as well but they were much more contained in comparison to Chernobyl which affects populations globally. In addition, Chernobyl is still strongly affecting the environment today after many years. Also, new ecosystems are thriving in the Chernobyl and have given them some of their habitats back, largely impacting the environment, just not all in a negative way.
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