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ESSEX COUNTY. NEW YORK. An Environmental Health Diagnosis. By Kora Fortun 8 th grade Tamarac Secondary. Essex County. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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ESSEX COUNTYNEW YORK

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An Environmental Health DiagnosisBy Kora Fortun

8th grade Tamarac Secondary

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Essex CountyThis poster will demonstrate the environmental health of Essex County, New York State. It aims to analyze many different issues facing Essex County. Information was obtained from various county, state, and national level government databases, online newspapers and journals, and non-profit organizations based in Essex County. This poster features a background section, indicators of environmental health, and four case studies, on lead, air quality, soil, and crude oil trains.

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Lake Champlain Watershed

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Crude Oil Train Derailment

Lake Champlain

Essex County Fair

Adirondack High Peaks

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BackgroundEssex is the second largest county by area in NY state. Its population density is incredibly low, at 20.55 people per square mile. The average household income is $43,863, comparatively lower than that of New York State ($57,683).

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Background Essex County is entirely inside the Adirondack Park, and contains 44 of the 46 highest peaks of the mountain range. Essex County also contains Lake Champlain and the Olympic town of Lake Placid.

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Lead PoisoningIn Essex County, 0.06% of children under the age of two have elevated lead levels in their blood. This is 2% less than the national average. The county level Health Department worked with the Center for Disease Control, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department for Urban Housing and Development to participate in National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week to raise awareness for the problem.

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SoilThe soil of Essex County can be classified as bouldery, slopes, or clay loam. The mountainous regions tend to have bouldery or slope soil. Areas surrounding towns had clay loam. Flooding has caused river bank erosion. The Soil and Water Conservation District has started soil field days and gathered volunteers to replant shrubbery.

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Air PollutionSource of Emission Amount of CO2 in Metric Tons

Electricity 66,342

Stationary Combustion 82,428

Transportation 330,469

These high levels can be attributed to Mid-western factories, whose smog, ozone, and CO2 have been carried by wind to the Northeast. Currently the United States government is hearing governors of the Northeastern states. These states wish to get regulations passed that restrict the emissions of the factories.

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Crude Oil TrainsCanadian Pacific Railway has begun to ship trains of crude oil from the Bakken shale through Essex, down to the Port of Albany. Through Essex County, Canadian Pacific Railway sends 20 trains weekly, with 100 cars, carrying 30,000 gallons per train. The oil is highly flammable, so explodes and burns if the trains derail. The NY Department of Environmental Conservation has permitted the refining company at the Port of Albany to increase its shipment from 450 million gallons of gas, ethanol, and oil (combined) to 1.8 billion gallons of crude oil alone. Campgrounds have developed evacuation plans. The government has stated that the oil industry has not provided requested information on the volatility of the oil.

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About the programThis research program is organized through a class, directed by Kim Fortun, on environmental and sustainable education. Undergraduate and Graduate students design the format and create guides and templates to guide the researchers. Also, researchers are assigned student mentor(s). The mentors aid the researchers and help them to come up with a slideshow, an oral presentation, a poster, and a fifteen page paper. The program encourages the advance of writing and researching skills at a young age and helps younger students learn about the world that they are a part of.

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SourcesNY DEC. “Lake Champlain Watershed.” N. p., n.d.Adirondack Council. “Adirondack Council Air & Water.” N. p., n.d.Adirondack Harvest. 2011 Guide to Local Food in Essex County. N. p., 2011.American Lung Association. “Air Pollution Improves, but Many NY’ers Live in Counties with Failing Air.” N. p., 2011.Brown, Phil. “A Consensus Solution.” Adirondack Council. N. p., 1 Jan. 2014.City Data. “Essex County.” N. p., 2013.“Courthouse History .” N. p., n.d.Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services. New York State Hazard Mitigation Plan. N. p., 2014.Ecology and Environment, Inc. Adirondack Park Greenhouse Gas Inventory. N. p., 2009.EPA. “Essex County Power Profile.” N. p., n.d.Essex County Historical Society. “Essex, Ny.” N. p., n.d.Essex County Public Health. Lead Poisoning Prevention. N. p.“Essex, New York.” Wikipedia. N. p., 2014.Kessler, Rebecca. “Lead-Based Decorative Paints.” Environmental Health Perspectives. N. p., 2014.Lake Champlain-Lake George Regional Planning Board. Essex County Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Strategy . N. p.Lake Placid News. “Essex County Gets F in Ozone.” 2010.NY DEC. “Climate Smart Communities NY.” N. p., n.d.NYDEC. “Population Density NY.” N. p. 2000,.Revision Energy. “Propane Vs. Oil.”Rust, Susanne, and Matt Drange. “Cleanup of Silicon Valley Superfund Site Takes Environmental Toll.” 2014.United States Census Bureau. “Essex County, New York.” N. p., 2014.USA.com. “Essex County Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes.” N. p., 2014.Visit Adirondacks. “The Adirondack Park.” N. p., 2014.Walsh, Bryan. “East Coast Governors Sick of Polluting Neighbors.” 9 Dec. 2013.

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Essex County Timeline

1 byaAdirondack Formation

7000 BCELake

Champlain Formation

c. 1600Mohawk

and Abenaki

March 1, 1799Essex

County Forms

1869Adirondack

Scenic Railroad

Formation

1871Saratoga & North

Creek Railway

Formation

1895Canadian

Pacific Railway Expands to Essex

1932Winter

Olympics

July 1963I-87

Expands through

Essex

1980Winter

Olympics