Hempstead CleanUp

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This page is about KeySpan's alleged procrastination in cleaning up polluted sites in Hempstead and in other areas...

KeySpan is a natural gas corporation that provides the northeast region of the united states with energy.

Hempstead mayor, James Garner is making KeySpan responsible for cleaning up the polluted areas in the town of Hempstead.

The pollution has come from toxic MPG's (manufactured gas plants), owned by KeySpan, that has affected various places in Long Island, including: Hempstead, Sag Harbor, Glen Cove, Patchogue, Rockaway Park, and Bay Shore, which has the largest toxic plume on the Island.

The pollution is affecting the groundwater, which is consumed by Long Islanders on a daily basis, and soil is also affected. (how is the soil affected. look into farmers and crops, maybe vineyards.)

The groundwater is tainted with chemicals called, BTEX and PAH's, coal tar is also another substance founded in Long Island's groundwater.

CHEMICALS IN LONG ISLAND GROUNDWATER

BTEX is an acronym for Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes.

These chemicals are compounds found in petroleum which can be found in gasoline.

These chemicals can have effects on the central nervous system depression, skin irratation and sensory irritation and effects on the respiratory system.

Prolonged effects can cause damage to kidneys and liver; workers exposed to high levels of benzene were found to have leukemia.

PAHs is a acronym for Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; PAHs contains over 100 different chemicals.

PAHs is the most widespread organic pollutant and some of the chemicals in PAHs are known to be carcinogenic.

COAL TAR is a black or brown subtance which contains naphthalene, a main ingredient in moth balls, and is a substance within PAHs.