Sydney Tar Ponds Remediation: Experience to China

Autor/inn/en	Liu, Fan; Bryson, Ken A.
Titel	Sydney Tar Ponds Remediation: Experience to China
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 29 (2009) 5, S.397-407 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-4676
DOI	10.1177/0270467609342712
Schlagwörter	Activism; Foreign Countries; Pollution; Industry; Technology; Sustainable Development; Conservation (Environment); Science and Society; Environmental Influences; Cultural Influences; Economic Factors; Ethics; Political Issues; Government Role; Social Problems; Developing Nations; Community Involvement; Canada; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Ausland; Schadstoffbelastung; Industrie; Technologie; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Ökonomischer Faktor; Ethik; Politischer Faktor; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Kanada
Abstract	The infamous "Sydney Tar Ponds" are well known as one of the largest toxic waste sites of Canada, due to almost 100 years of steelmaking in Sydney, a once beautiful and peaceful city located on the east side of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. This article begins with a contextual overview of the Tar Ponds issue including a brief introduction and history and summaries of the effects on the earth, the people, and the biotic community (animals and vegetation). Then the authors talk about the STS analysis approach, namely, a discussion of six systems to indicate what has been brought to the earth and mankind by technology and modern industry. The remaining part of the article describes the difficulties confronting China, some of which are similar to the ones Canada faces as a result of the Tar Ponds contamination, and summarizes some of the experiences at Tar Ponds and the lessons China can learn from Tar Ponds. (Contains 10 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10