Mini Project 6

Dade county has a very extensive program to prevent any biological terrorism attacks on there county. Not only do they have precautions but they have a very detailed evacuation plan. If you clink the link below it is the actual plan for dade county from there website.

http://www.miamidade.gov/mpo/docs/MPO_mass_evac_analysis_200706.pdf

Mini Project 5

What is the closest Superfund Site to your home?

 

http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/npl/nplfls/davilffl.htm

Davie Landfill

EPA ID: FLD980602288

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL

Congressional District: 20

NPL Status: Proposed: 12/30/82; Final 09/08/83

Project Manager

Site Repository:

Broward County Main Public Library

100 S. Andrews Ave. Level 5

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

Site Background:
The Davie Landfill is located at 4001 S.W. 142nd Avenue in Davie, Florida. The Davie Landfill covers 210 acres and began operation in 1964 with the startup of the county's garbage incinerator. Ash from the incinerator, construction debris, and demolition debris, was placed in the landfill. In 1975, the incinerator was closed because its emissions failed to meet new air regulations. At this time, a sanitary landfill was constructed for disposal of municipal solid waste. The sanitary landfill also accepted construction debris, tire, and other wastes. Between 1971 and 1981, a basin area at the landfill was used for the disposal of grease trap material, septic tank sludge and treated municipal sludge. In the early 1980's, EPA confirmed that cyanide and sulfide were present in the sludge in the basin area. All landfilling activities ceased in 1987. In 1988, the Broward County Public Health Unit found vinyl chloride contamination in private wells south of the site. In the early 1990's, further sampling by Broward County, confirmed that vinyl chloride and antimony had contaminated the groundwater in the area.

Cleanup Progress: Construction Completed
EPA required Broward County to remediate the contaminated sludge and groundwater at the landfill. At the same time, Broward County was in the process of officially closing the landfill in accordance with the appropriate State landfill closure regulations. The closure of the landfill was completed in 1995.

The first of two Records of Decision was issued by EPA on September 27, 1985, and required Broward County to excavate, dewater, and stabilize the contaminated sludge, place the stabilized sludge in a cell in the sanitary landfill, and cap the cell with a protective cover. This work was performed by Broward County in 1989. Additionally, while the contaminated groundwater was being studied and a cleanup decision was being made, Broward County provided connections to the municipal water supply system for affected residences near the site.

A second and final Record of Decision was issued by EPA on August 11, 1994, and determined that due to the low levels of groundwater contamination detected, the contaminants could be addressed by natural processes with regular monitoring of the groundwater.  By September 2003, the groundwater monitoring data demonstrated that the cleanup standards had been achieved and on August 21, 2006, the Site was deleted from EPA’s National Priorities List.

Currently, 160 acres of the 210 acre landfill are being used by Broward County as a public park.  Vista View Park opened in July 2003 and provides much needed park facilities to Broward County residents.  For more information, please visit the reuse success fact sheet at the top of this web page.

Because hazardous materials remain inside the landfill above levels that allow for unlimited use and unrestricted exposure, Superfund law requires EPA to conduct ongoing statutory reviews no less than every five years from the start of remedial actions.  The first five-year review was conducted in March 1994, the second in May 2000, and the third in December 2005.  These reviews all concluded that the selected remedy remains protective of human health and the environment.  The next review is scheduled to be completed in 2010.

 

Mini Project 3

Mini project 3

 

Chris Narace

 

Environmental Studies

 

Professor Jiminez

 

March 30, 2008

 

Mini- Project #3

 

 List all the endangered animals found within 100 miles of your home.

 

 

American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Atlantic Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempi)

Atlantic hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Atlantic leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritima mirabilis)

Snail (Everglades) kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus)

Wood stork (Mycteria americana)

West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)

Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi)

Key Largo wood rat (Neotoma floridana smalli)

Key Largo cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola)

Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)

Schaus swallowtail butterfly (Papilio aristodemus ponceanus)

Garber's Spurge (Chamaesyce garberi)

 

Mini Project 2

            Chris Narace

March 25, 2008

Environmental Studies

Professor Jiminez

Mini-Project # 2: Carbon Cycle

The carbon cycle is the cycle by which carbon is exchanged between the, biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of Earth.

Consists of:

1.    Atmosphere

2.     The Terrestrial Biosphere 

*Freshwater systems

*Non-living organic material  (soil carbon)

3.     The Oceans

*Dissolved inorganic carbon

*living and non-living marine biota

4.      The Sediments

* Fossil Fuels

Mini Project 1

     Chris Narace

March 25, 2008

Environmental Studies

Professor Jiminez

Mini-Project # 1: Environmental Organizations

            After doing some research, the organization I felt that it would be best to join is the National Resource Defense Council. For many reasons, it’s not to say I don’t care about the trees and plants (Greenpeace) or the endangered animals (Wild Spots Foundation), but I just feel that the world’s resources are more important to protect in order to keep these organizations afloat. The N.R.D.C states: “with the support of our members and online activists, NRDC works to solve the most pressing environmental issues we face today: curbing global warming, getting toxic chemicals out of the environment, moving America beyond oil, reviving our oceans, saving wildlife and wild places, and helping China go green.” (http://www.nrdc.org/about/who_we_are.asp) In reality this organization contains all three in one and is striving to achieve a common goal to make our world a better place to live in. You can’t just do this by attacking one thing at a time, why not get mass quantities of people who work in different departments all working together to make are world better.