Abstract
Polluted areas and their surrounding environments can define the condition of pollution levels and the impact that this has on an environment overtime. Data from this type of situation can be obtained from different polluted areas such as Superfund Sites. The impacts of hazardous waste/materials can be found on a surrounding area in the soil, water, food, and natural habitats which are all reflected by the health issues experienced by the individuals who live near these sites. An example of some of the health impacts on surrounding human populations who live nearby these areas are birth defects, cancer rates, and other illnesses. From the observations made, it can be determined that the time contributes to the amount of damage due to inadequate cleanup procedures that are not executed in a timely manner. With this project being over health impacts from Environmental Pollution, the goal is to compare and correlate the amount, types of major pollutants, sources of pollution and how this affects people in the surrounding environment. Also correlating the amounts and type of major pollutants within a specific geographical area and assess the health/environmental impacts associated with them. Potential sources of data an information that can be available to use are the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as other online resources available. In addition, in order to validate/support the correlations linking pollutants to increase in cancer rates, observing geographical areas in the vicinity that are not affected by such pollutants and look at how they compare. The potential results that are expected is how time can affect the amount of damage in an area, ways that effects can be reduced, overall result that brings public awareness of the dangers, and demonstration of why funding for the EPA is important due to the key role of the cleanup process it holds. If the EPA is not funded properly, pollutants may not be removed from the environment and the longer they remain in place, a larger negative impact can occur in an area.