Chapter five of the book is titled “Environmental Crime”, upon reading the title I never imagined that it would be about dumping toxic wastes. I thought it was crazy to read that dumping these wastes were thought out crimes and even the mob was involved in disposing of these chemicals illegally. Reading about how one the most dangerous chemical fires ever in the United States, happened in New Jersey and the effects it caused, concerned me. It contaminated water ways between New Jersey and New York and its pollutants lasted decades long.
I thought it was shocking that waste was used in everyday structures and settings. Such as the Chromium waste, which was everywhere in Jersey City. The waste was used in buildings and sold to people to be used in construction of things we see in everyday life, including in parks and playgrounds where children are. This chapter made me realize how much of an issue waste dumping is and how it was basically an organized crime! These toxins were dumped right under the public’s eyes and no one cared about the side effects and how it changed or affected the community around them. This was all happening without the public’s knowledge, and this scares me to know what could be going on in the world today right in front of our eyes.
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