Toxic California

TOXICalifornia 515 There are sites polluted with HAZARDOUS MATERIAL in California. As ARSENIC O ASBESTOS CYANIDE DDT & OTHER PESTICIDES 受 LEAD Hg MERCURY RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS TPH (OIL & GAS) NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ARSENIC RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS • Exposure leads to nausea and vomiting, abnormal heart rhythm, damage to blood vessels, and a sensation of "pins and needles" in hands and feet As 12 G 10 02 O 83 • Symptoms of radiation exposure include nausea, vomiting, headache, fever, hair loss, bloody vomit and stools, infections, poor wound healing, and low blood pressure. 240 H 5 15 73 • Increases the risk of skin cancer and cancer in the liver, bladder, and lungs • For children, long-term exposure to arsenic may result in lower IQ scores 240 SITES CONTAMINATED WITH AS HAZARDOUS WASTE MERCURY TPH (OIL & GAS) • Exposure can lead to permanent brain damage, personality changes, tremors, changes in vision, deafness, muscle incoordination, loss of sensation, and difficulties with memory. • Even relatively small exposure to mercury at a young age can cause decreases in a child's IQ. · Even small oil spills have a profound impact on the environment and wildlife CENTRAL CALIFORNIA • Symptoms of exposure to oil and gas pollution include headaches and dizziness, nerve disorders, and negative effects on the blood, immune system, lungs, skin, and eyes Hg LEAD confirmed cases of lead In 2009, there were 1,055 poisoning of children under 6 in California. As 9 2 5 32 CYANIDE It takes just 2 14 Hg 2 2 a 19 402 8-10 MINUTES of those cases occurred in Los Angeles County alone. • When pregnant women are exposed, effects on their children include premature births, lower birth weight, reduced IQ, behavior and attention problems, and reduced growth in young children. 85 SITES CONTAMINATED WITH HAZARDOUS WASTE to die of respiratory failure during exposure to high levels of cyanide • Even small amounts of cyanide can be deadly. • Exposure can result in rapid breathing, restlessness, dizziness, weakness, headache, nausea, vomiting, and increased heart rate. DDT AND OTHER PESTICIDES* ASBESTOS As 7 G4 4 64 • DDT was once widely used as a pesticide, but was banned in the U.S. in 1972 because of damage to wildlife and human health risks. • Causes cancers in the lungs, throat, kidneys, esophagus and gall bladder as well as mesothelioma SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2 33 2 *3 = 39 15 YEARS IN SOIL 150 YEARS IN WATER DANGER Amount of time it takes DDT to break down: • Between 1979 and 2001, 1,227 people died in Los Angeles County alone due to asbestos-related diseases • Chronic and acute health effects associated with pesticide exposure include neurological effects, birth defects, premature births, and cancer. 156 SITES CONTAMINATED WITH HAZARDOUS WASTE *Including OCPS, OPPS, CIS, DBCP, PCBS, PCP 98 federal Superfund sites in California. Only one state - New Jersey - has more. There are Superfund sites are the MOST HEAVILY POLLUTED locations in the United States. Sites in California contain Uranium or other 20 RADIOACTIVE isotopes and material. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/query/queryhtm/nplfin.htm, Environment, Health and Safety Online: http://www.ehso.com/cssepa/tsdflandfills.php, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tf.asp?id=19&tid=3, National Cancer Institute: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/asbestos, Environmental Working Group: http://www.ewg.org/research/maps/deaths-due-asbestos-related-diseases-top-100-counties, Federation of American Scientists: http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/bio/factsheets/cyanidefactsheet.html, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/chemicals/ddt-brief-history-status.htm, National Pesticide Information Center: http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/ddtgen.pdf, California Department of Toxic Substances Control: http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/SiteCleanup/upload/OCP_022610_final.pdf, New Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1012-ddt-finally-linked-to-human-health-problems.html, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tf.asp?id%=93&tid=22, Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lead-poisoning/FL00068/DSECTION=symptoms, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/data/state/cadata.htm, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id%3D112&tid=24, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/hg/effects.htm, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tf.asp?id=423&tid%3D75, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: http://www.fws.gov/contaminants/Issues/OilSpill.cfm, Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/radiation-sickness/DS00432/DSECTION=symptoms