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Environmental News Reporter Susan Kathryn Hefti Reports on America's Medical Waste Disposal Disaster known as the Syringe Tide


The Syringe Tide, as it became known, was an environmental disaster that threatened maritime wildlife, the fishing industry, tourism and human health all along America's east coast. 

Between 1987-1988, medical waste - which included hypodermic syringes, vials of contaminated blood and other untreated garbage from medical procedures - washed up on the shores of America's east coast - which included waves of medical waste covering beaches throughout NY, NJ and CT - crippling some local economies as the medical waste disaster forced coastal municipalities to shutter public parks and beaches while frightening residents and tourists alike.  


Environmental News Correspondent Susan Kathryn Hefti was there to cover this historic environmental disaster. In addition to countless other related stories on the Syringe Tide, when legislators finally reacted by drafting laws intended to regulate the safe disposal of hazardous medical waste, Susan Kathryn Hefti filed the following news report which you can hear by clicking on this link. 

                                                                 

For more environmental news stories reported by Susan Kathryn Hefti, please continue to explore the digital archive of her work @ Susan Kathryn Hefti Environmental News Reporter Archive.

To learn more about the culture & political news stories reported by Susan Kathryn Hefti, please visit the digital archive of her column, The Preservation Diaries, which was originally published on the online magazine, The Clyde Fitch Report: The Nexus of Arts & Politics:  Susan Kathryn Hefti - Culture & Political News Reporter Archive.
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  1. Brigid RumpfMay 25, 2021 at 1:15 PM

    Hey I remember this story!!!!
    GREAT reporting and so well written too! EXCELLENT

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