Shelter+Issues+and+Chemistry

What Chemistry Careers can address providing the Haitian community with the shelter they need?
Remediation sites in Haiti are necessary before rebuilding the community. Dangerous chemicals and wastes easily could of formed during the earthquake. These chemist must create a plan to evaluate the area and tackle the waste problem. Analysis of the chemicals and distinguishing of the chemicals must be done before any temporary shelter can be put up to prevent further injury. Rebuilding the city starts with waste management chemists. This is a site that delves into the methods of [|waste mangement] in Haiti. [|Picture] showing waste in Haiti.
 * JF** Hazardous Waste Management Chemists

A lot of hazardous waste was created during the Haitian earthquake. Among those things are corpses, edifice rubble, and waste matter created by humans. It is a [|waste management chemist]'s job to clean up such items. As well as safely cleaning up the waste, it is also the chemist's job to find a way to terminate the source of such waste. Some things are able to be terminated, such as the rubble from the buildings. Other types of waste cannot be depleted at the source, so it can just get removed safely from the area. A picture of the waste process is provided [|here]. (TS)

(S.S.) Unfortunately, the eighth poorest nation in the world was hit hard with a 7.0 earthquake on January 12, 2010. Many Haitians lost many members of their family as well as their small homes. In an attempt to help out the people of Haiti, as a shelter chemist, I would make stronger foundations for new Haitian homes to make sure that all citizens have a place to sleep at night. In addition to trying to use different metals to form housing foundations, different countries are sending cargo containers, filled with everyday appliances, then helping the country transform the containers into temporary homes. For more information of this plan click [|here]. Another possibility for helping to comfort the people of Haiti, we could try to help clean the streets of Port au Prince, providing comfort for the people in the worst possible scenario. For [|pictures] showing the mass destruction achieved by the Haiti earthquake, click the link provided.

(J.S.) **Hazardous Waste Management Chemist** The devastating earthquake in Haiti that occurred on January 12, 2010 has left the entire country with a lot of waste just lying around. There are tons of dead bodies, human feces, and debris from buildings that is spread throughout the country. This can be very hazardous and something must be done to clean up this mess. A hazardous waste management chemist could come up with a way to safely remove all of this waste to help clean up the country. Look at this [|picture] which shows some off the destruction that is spread throughout the country of Haiti. Then, [|read here] to find out more about a hazardous waste management chemist and what they might be able to do to help clean up.

(C.H.) **Materials Science Regular concrete used around us here in New Jersey is made from portland cement, aggregates (such as sand or gravel), and water. It is strong, cheap, and durable when used properly. In Haiti, as we know, most of the buildings in Port-au-prince and the surrounding towns were made of "concrete". Although, this concrete is not the type we use here in the United States. Because of lack of money in the country and lack of building codes, most of the concrete used for the structures in the nation was made very cheaply and usually handmade. In order to save money, the concrete was made using more sand and adding a lot of water, which greatly decreases the strength. Because of these shortcuts in the mixing process, we saw the devastating effects and a great amount of dust in the air after the destruction. This dust was caused by all the sand in the concrete. In order to fix this problem in Haiti, materials science chemists can help by discovering new ways to mix the ingredients of concrete to make it stronger and more durable. There are already several ideas for improving the strength of concrete in order to improve building structure. These chemists will have to use past knowledge and experiences in order to come up with new ideas to help our society. With the help of these chemists, we can soon be seeing new, stronger types of concrete being used in the world.

(AL) ** **Haz****ardous Waste Management Chemist** I can't imagine the increased threat to health Haitian survivors are being exposed to in their minimal shelters because of waste, dead bodies, and rubble surrounding their previously intact homes. I read the caption at least five times on the [|36th picture from this website] before I could process that there were hundreds of dead bodies piled on top of one another and people were walking right over them. Helping this situation is the perfect task for a Hazardous Waste Management Chemist. One of the major concerns is the [|debris left from all the buildings that fell.] These waste management chemists are needed so that an easier plan can be made to clear the debris and then separate it according to whether it can be reused again in the reconstruction of Haiti. Nothing can be done with the reconstruction of Haiti until this waste is removed.