Remediation work behind the 99th Street Elementary School with a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation mobile laboratory and heavy machinery in foreground, Niagara Falls, NY, September 1978
Title
Remediation work behind the 99th Street Elementary School with a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation mobile laboratory and heavy machinery in foreground, Niagara Falls, NY, September 1978
Subject
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Hazardous waste site remediation
Schools
Abandoned buildings
Playgrounds
Earthmoving machinery
Description
A fenced-in excavation area where a yellow backhoe is parked beside a white trailer labeled “Department of Environmental Conservation” and “Mobile Laboratory.” Several individuals wearing white hazmat suits are gathered near the trailer. The ground around the site is uneven and includes piles of dirt. A large building with horizontal windows is visible in the background, along with trees and a clear blue sky. Grassy vegetation and a sidewalk appear in the foreground.
Creator
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo
University Archives
Date
Sept. 1978
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Still Image
Identifier
MS100.168
LIB-UA003
Date Created
1/28/2009
Is Referenced By
Medium
Slides
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Remediation work behind the 99th Street Elementary School with a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation mobile laboratory and heavy machinery in foreground, Niagara Falls, NY, September 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed June 19, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/16512.