Love Canal environmental disaster

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Love_Canal_environmental_disaster
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:residential_area
gptkbp:cause toxic waste dumping
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateOfEvacuation 1978
gptkbp:governmentResponse state of emergency
federal intervention
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Love Canal environmental disaster
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:environmental_justice_movement
increased environmental awareness
gptkbp:location gptkb:Niagara_Falls,_New_York
gptkbp:mediaCoverage national attention
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Lois_Gibbs
gptkbp:numberOfEvacuatedResidents over 800 families
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Comprehensive_Environmental_Response,_Compensation,_and_Liability_Act
gptkbp:responsibleFor gptkb:Hooker_Chemical_Company
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Superfund_Act
birth defects
government position
cancer cases
property abandonment
gptkbp:startDate 1978
gptkbp:wasteBuried over 21,000 tons
gptkbp:wasteType industrial waste
chemical waste
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Niagara_Falls,_New_York
gptkb:Atlantic_Richfield_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5