AboutDavid L. Russell, PE Expertise I`m a Chemical,Civil and Environmental Engineer and have a number of projects in all phases of the environment.
I have worked in the chemical industry and am active in professional societies, and am currently on an industrial wastes committee for the Water Environment Federation, and have taught courses in remediation in the US and abroad.
I have written one book on Remediation of petroleum Contaminated Sites, and have a second book on PRACTICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT to be published by John Wiley in September, 2006. I've also written over 30 articles on various elements of environmental problems and cleanup. Most Recently, I have addressed a NATO Scientific and Techical Conference on Ecoterrorism, and have worked with the same group on remediation of sites contaminated with Chemical Warfare Agent materials and othe materials as well. . I can answer q`s about Chemical and Environmental Engineering, land development, air pollution, water pollution, soil and water cleanup, combustion, international environmental problems, industrial processes chemical processes. Civil and Environmental and Chemical Engineering. Overall, I have over 35 years of experience in this area. Note: I do not answer homework questions
Experience I love work in the third world and developing areas
because it is challenging and one can get a sense of accomplishment.
Question Do you know where I can get a list of the hooker chemical dumpsites? Back in 2001 I found a web site that gave a list of their dumpsites on it but it disappeared or went down permanently. The town that I live in was in that list Austin Pennsylvania. There are many cancers and MS cases along with one person having a problem with her nerve endings blowing out strokes heart problems and a lot of depression there have even been teenagers that have killed them selves because of it. The population in Austin Pennsylvania is 572 but it is also known as the headwaters of the Susquehanna river!
Answer I used to work for Hooker Chemical. I don't know where the old dump sites are. You should check with your State government (Environmental Agency) about state and federal Superfund and disposal sites. Most of them should be listed by now.
If you think that there is a potential public health concern, contact the Pennsylvania State Health Department and see if you can get them to run an health study on your community. They might be able to start and investigation.
You need proof that there is 1) a cause for concern which must be documented and available for inspection by a credible professional health or public health official, and 2) a finding of probable cause such as the existence of chemicals in the groundwater. If you find groundwater contamination you have a much stronger case.
