The top five polluters in zip code are: Owens Corning Corp,
Hanson Permanente Cement, Strongwell Corp, Chevron Prods. Co. San Jose Terminal,
and Headway Techs. Inc. One percent of the houses in the county (95122 Santa
Clara) have a high risk of lead hazard. There are 15 superfund sites. Superfund
sites are the worst toxic sites in the US. They cause contamination of drinking
water in the county. They are all electronic companies like Advanced Micro
Devices, Intel Corp, and Hewlett-Packard.
Air quality is at the dirties/worst counties in the US
with 90% of Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen oxide, and Sulfur dioxides. Air Quality
Index is at 60% (at 101-150 index), which is unhealthy for sensitive groups. Pesticides,
sediments, and mercury are the leading pollutants in the bodies of water. The surface
water ranks dirtiest to worst (70-80%) in the US. Distribution of toxic
chemicals, hazardous air, and Superfund sites are highly distributed to people
of color than whites. But hazards are above average for both.
I am shocked to hear there are so many superfund sites in Santa Clara. This puts the community in danger of being exposed to harmful chemicals. Are there any active clean-up plans?
ReplyDeleteWow, this is alarming news. To know that Santa Clara County is the home of so many superfund cites is mind blowing. To have this many establishments unleashing so many harmful chemicals is a major issue. Has anyone raised a concern regarding this matter?
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