Hazards that Remain after Industrial Sites Are Closed Report

The site I visited is an industrial waste site that has been abandoned by two companies who have been using the site for the last sixty years. A closer look at the site reveals abandoned drums showing signs of rusting and a sharp smell of chemicals. The wastes from the two companies include the following chemicals: PCBs, Chromium waste, Acrylamide and Toluene diisocyanate (TDI).

According to Petulla (1988), industrial chemicals form a great risk to the environment if not properly disposed depending on their chemical composition and nature. The effect would be determined by their toxicity level and environmental exposure period. Our case scenario indicates a formally active industrial site and a chemical disposal site with clear signs of leakages most probable an illegal dumping in nature. It would be important in this report to analyze the chemical reaction nature of the wastes involved and expected effects to the environment keeping in mind the stream aquatic life and the human livelihood downstream.