Contaminated creek (swale) with a dislocated drainage pipe south of Love Canal and Frontier Avenue, in the LOve Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, 1978
Title
Contaminated creek (swale) with a dislocated drainage pipe south of Love Canal and Frontier Avenue, in the LOve Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, 1978
Subject
Pollutants--Environmental aspects
Drainage pipes
Hazardous wastes
Water--Pollution
Bioswales
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A concrete drainage pipe lies on the ground in the foreground near a narrow stream that winds through a brush-filled, muddy landscape. Leafless shrubs and dry grasses line the streambed, and buildings are visible in the background beyond the thicket. The area appears unmanaged and overgrown.
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
1978
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.248
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS100
Is Referenced By
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Contaminated creek (swale) with a dislocated drainage pipe south of Love Canal and Frontier Avenue, in the LOve Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed August 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16575.