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The Love Canal Tragedy

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Do You Think the Chemical Company Was Motivated to Give Back to the City?

The chemical company did line the entire area, like the bottom of it, with a clay that they thought would be protective. They also covered all those chemicals with clay, thinking, oh, this will help. And just the last thing from the reporting we've been going through, only one chemical at the time that they dumped in there was a known carsonagin. But you have to wonder about their motivations here. This is a part that still remains a matter of speculation.

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