Teresa Goodman

Teresa Goodman

Monday, June 3, 2013

Consequences of Stress on Children's Development


Many years ago in my home town we had a chemical plant Woolfolk that was started operation in 1920 during WWII that manufactured different pesticides.  Fort Valley is a small community in Ga. And we had to travel in the area of this plant to get to places we needed to go. This plant was in operation for many years. My grandfather, father and several other family members worked in this plant. It was also located on the same street where my family went to church.

In the early 1980’s  after people in the community that died had arsenic in their system an inspection was done on the plant and revealed that arsenic and other chemicals had seeped into the ground and ground water. Several people in the community became ill and homes and surrounding businesses destroyed due to the EPA’s findings. People in the community became concern about their safety and any health issues that may occur from the contamination. The entire community was under stress wondering what and how much damage the plant had caused and if our community was even safe.

Africa is a country that I would definitely like to learn more about, because of the number of plants they have. Because of the number of plants in Africa could this be part of why so much sickness and disease occurs in this country. Chemical companies are making efforts to reduce the effects of chemical plants globally.



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