Pollution in Lake Ontario kills Eels

According to the study “An Introduction to the Niagara River/Lake Ontario Pollution Problem” (Allan et al, 1983), the Niagara River, which serves as a boundary between Canada and the United States, flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, and only 35 km separate Niagara Falls from the point where the river flows into Lake Ontario. Industries such as steel and chemical have used the river to dispose of their wastes, while both Canadians and Americans use it as a source of drinking water. The presence of toxic persistent chemicals in industrial waste, which cannot be assimilated by the river or the lake, but can accumulate in aquatic organisms, fish, herring gulls, and even humans, makes this issue particularly serious. Niagara Falls and Love Canal represent two very different and contrasting situations. Niagara Falls is a world-renowned natural wonder that attracts millions of tourists each year, while Love Canal has become infamous for being one of the largest and most dangerous chemical waste dumps in the United States. Unfortunately, the chemicals from Love Canal and other waste dumps have seeped into the Niagara River, contributing to its pollution. There are over 200 hazardous waste dumps on the American side of the river, some of which are larger than Love Canal. Moreover, there is often little information available about the contents of these dumps. These industrial dumps, increasingly add to the stress of water quality and the destruction of the native habitat