User:Spencerladner/Legacy pollution
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Spencer Ladner - Rough Draft: Legacy Pollution and My Contributions
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I would like some feedback on the next section I propose adding:
-I would like to expand upon the contents of the International policy section and discuss globally identified pollutants. As well as this, I would like to add more information on the content of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in respect to legacy pollution.
-I would also like to overhaul the Types of sites section as each section is just an excerpt from other wikipedia articles. I think it would be more effective to rewrite these sections in a more contextual manner relating to legacy pollution opposed to the general explanation.
Legacy pollution or legacy pollutants are persistent materials in the environment that were created through a polluting industry or process that have polluting effects after the process has finished. Frequently these include persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals or other chemicals residual in the environment long after the industrial or extraction processes that produced them. Often these are chemicals produced by industry and polluted before there was widespread awareness of the toxic effects of the pollutants, and subsequently regulated or banned. Notable legacy pollutants include mercury, PCBs, Dioxins and other chemicals that are widespread health and environmental effects. Sites for legacy pollutants include mining sites, industrial parks, waterways contaminated by industry, and other dump sites.
These chemicals often have outsized impact in countries jurisdictions with little or no environmental monitoring or regulation—because the chemical were often produced in new jurisdictions after they were banned in more heavily regulated jurisdictions. Often in these countries, there is a lack of capacity in environmental regulatory, health and civic infrastructure to address the impact of the pollutants.
The impact of legacy pollutants can be visible many years after the initial polluting process, and require environmental remediation. Grassroots communities and environmental defender frequently advocate for responsibility of industry and states through environmental justice action and advocacy for recognition of human rights, such as the right to a healthy environment.