SuperFund Sites

I was finally able to make my counties layer!! The counties that are dark green are areas that are being affected by Superfund Sites. Population is below 50,000 people ever since surrounding Superfund Sites have been placed on the NPL. One thing I would like to learn out of this project if I were to extend it is how these sites affect not only New York State but other US states and what decontamination efforts they have placed in areas that are currently in need of help.

b). a). I've finally picked out two specific locations were superfund sites are at their highest ranking. Superfund Site A is located on the Hudson, with a ranking of a about 58. One of the highest in New York. Superfund Site B is located near Old Bethpage a town located on Long Island. This Superfund Site is also ranked in the 50's. I've started to lock down a lot of hazardous problems that are reoccurring especially on the Hudson River Site where a lot of PCB's are being placed into the river which not only is disrupting human health, but ecosystems.

This week I have mapped out all superfund sites that are on the NPL and that were recently taken off the list. I've noticed a majority of superfund sites are located on Long Island, which all have a high ranking of over 50. I guess my only question this week is why does Long Island have more Superfund Sites than say Albany, or Buffalo? What slows down decontamination processes downstate?

This past week I have been trying to locate certain superfund sites that are over 50, I've found information of EPA's websites along with average data that is recorded monthly. I've started the breakdown between certain Superfund sites but next week I plan on narrowing my searches down.