Improvements to ^[1] Article

Additions will include updated information about the base, reasons for its closure, contamination of groundwater, cleanup measures, and visuals of the base. Ljm186 ( talk) 00:37, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

Reasons for termination

• Investigations by the EPA put the management of the base in a sticky situation, "The groundwater contamination at the site began in the late 1980's. By the mid-1990's, the pump and treat facility was in operation" ^[2].

• Trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination in groundwater and soil.
  1. According to a joint toxicology research report from the ATSDR and DTHHSthey concluded that TCE is a severe hazardous substance. ^[3]
  2. TCE can enter the body primarily through drinking, but exposure can include through the air by breathing, skin by showering or touching, and eating because it is found in food in low quantities.
  3. It is a dangerous material because it has been reported to be linked to auto-immune diseases like scleroderma, decrease in sexual performance and reproduction issues, cancers like that of the liver, kidney, and malignant lymphoma which can also cause leukemia.
• Jet Fuel contamination in groundwater and soil.
  1. Leaked at Site 1 between building 40 and 41 of the base.
  2. Some of the contaminants leaked into the storm sewer drains and were discharged into a tributary of the Delaware river. A lot of it was evaporated into the air or absorbed into the surface of the land and into the fractured parts of the natural aquifer. Most of these chemicals are naturally being degraded or decomposed over time.

Article evaluations

Evaluated alkalinity of water article and added points about aquatic life to the talk page.

• I had the impression the published page was very well structured, the information was clear and concise, and the structure of the article was easy to follow, presentable.
• The talk page seemed quite the opposite, it was hectic and all over the place. This is the page were discussions about the posted material gets posted. The wikipedians believe that this article is not well written, in the sense that it is too hard to understand and the terms are not easily comprehensible to nonscientific personas. My opinions are not in line with theirs, I believed that it explained this new information very well and gave advanced definitions than general 'high school' or 'sophomoric' examples of the topic.
• The information presented in the article was neither biased nor overly, underly represented. It gave the information about alkalinity as it was interpreted from the sources, which seem to work fine for the most part.
• The article is part of the wikiprojects related to chemistry. It has been rated as C-class and of low importance.

Evaluated 'Clean growth' ^[4] article and added thoughts about the subject.

• The article has no rating yet on either the quality or importance scale meaning it has very limited information and has a lot of room for improvements. Most links are old and can be updated, as well as, new ones can be inserted. The talk page has one major edit with links to archived material about the subject.

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Hello, my name is Louis Moissonnier. I am a Rutgers University ^{[5] [5]} student studying towards a Masters in Public Administration & Nonprofits--with hopes of focusing my efforts towards 'Green Entrepreneurship ^[6]' to be able to create environmentally friendly, sustainable technologies or policies.

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Classmates Reviews

Victoria: Great review I feel as if you understand what wiki articles should be about based on your evaluation. For example how they are not biased, they clear and easy to follow. I also feel as if it is important that the even though the article has a low rating from wikipedians it was very useful for you and you were able to take away from the article. Great job i enjoyed reading your review and i learned a lot by looking at your sandbox Vmettlen1 ( talk) 01:39, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

Mohammad: Louis, you're making good use of your sandbox and doing a great job of citing your sources and creating your references list below. On your additions to your selected article ^[1], you're making some great additions to the page that is definitely lacking in detail. Your proposed additions seem to be free of biases and opinions, however i'll add some of your information still does require citations. For example, the information below currently is missing the proper citation for this information. It's possible that you're still in draft mode and will add those soon. Otherwise, great work! Mobalatero ( talk) 16:48, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

1. Leaked at Site 1 between building 40 and 41 of the base.
2. Some of the contaminants leaked into the storm sewer drains and were discharged into a tributary of the Delaware river. A lot of it was evaporated into the air or absorbed into the surface of the land and into the fractured parts of the natural aquifer. Most of these chemicals are naturally being degraded or decomposed over time.

KS - Lou - good outline, please add and expand. more importantly, have your group members take ownership of sections Karina Schafer ( talk) 16:11, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

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