Map showing distribution of symptoms believed to be caused by the Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill pollutants, Niagara Falls, New York.
Title
Map showing distribution of symptoms believed to be caused by the Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill pollutants, Niagara Falls, New York.
Subject
Medical mapping
Environmental toxicology--Maps
Pollutants--Health aspects--Maps
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)--Maps
Description
A black-and-white map showing the Love Canal neighborhood with streets, a school, and residential areas marked in bold, dark lines. Symbols on the map indicate various health problems, including neurological, respiratory, birth defects and miscarriages, cancer, kidney and bladder issues, skin rashes, and allergies, using different shapes and patterns for each category; photographed by Penelope D. Ploughman.
Creator
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1979
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.D.25
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS-0100
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Map showing distribution of symptoms believed to be caused by the Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill pollutants, Niagara Falls, New York.,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed January 13, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16173.