Thursday, November 2, 2023 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (ET)
Norton HallNorth Campus
Jennifer Loft(716) 645-7923jcloft@buffalo.edu
Dr. Shannon Seneca is hosting an Indigenous Environmental Justice Guest Speaker Series on select Tuesdays or Thursdays this semester. Please join us for a presentation on Contamination of Tuscarora and Failed Remediation Efforts with special guest Corinne Abrams (Tuscarora Nation).
When: Thursday, November 9th, 11:00am - 12:20pm
Where: 210 Norton Hall (space is limited) or via Zoom
Zoom link: https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/95114687945?pwd=cThyUVBHUkZZYXBZendiQ2ZmTjJxZz09.
Corinne Abrams received her Master of Public Health from at the University at Buffalo in 2019 and currently works as a Clinical Research Associate at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Department of Indigenous Cancer Health. She has two bachelor’s degrees – a BA in Spanish Literature, Culture and Language and a BS in Public Health. She is proficient in Spanish and Tuscarora languages with a demonstrated history of working in a research-based setting, skilled in nonprofit organizational leadership, policy analysis, and data analysis. In May 1991, NYSDOT requested sampling of Chew Road for Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) constituents, in connection with the characterization for disposal purposes of the old fill materials used for the road subgrade. This subgrade material was derived from slag residue from hearth steel manufacturing operations, and was originally laid down in the 1950’s. The concentrations of chromium ranged from 0.528 mg/l to 2.210 mg/l, all below the regulatory limit of 5.0 mg/l. The material was supposed to be removed and was deemed allowable to dispose off Tuscarora territory in a designated landfill. Though this action was completed, there are concerns that the removal of materials was done in a way that propagated spread of materials and did not result in full clean-up.
Cosponsored by The Humanities Institute and the Department of Indigenous Studies