Does the site pose a threat to the environment?
Studies reported in the RI have several flaws in experimental design which make it difficult to interpret the long term effects on the environment. There are four basic parts to the environmental section: a biodiversity study, a plant stress study, a bioaccumulation study, and toxicity testing. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of an area by counting the number of different species of plants, insects and animals in the area. Generally, the more different types of life found in an area, the more healthy it is. The study compared two parts of the stream to test for ecology damage from the landfill. Bio-1 station was in the stream north of the landfill, Bio-2 was south of the landfill. For a Biodiversity index to work properly the Bio-1 station would have to be a “control,” meaning that it is identical in every way to Bio-2 except for being upstream and not under the influence of the landfill. In fact, Bio-1 is not a valid control for these studies. During rains, water flows from th
