2. Is there really a problem?

Does the community thinks there's a problem?

What people answered to our interview.

• Maritza Perez, 38 years old, Math teacher .

  The river is contaminated because there are no trashcans close to it and you can easily see the amount of thrash in the river.

• Angel Matos, 38 years old, Industrial Arts teacher.

  Yes, the river is contaminated because of the trash that has been thrown into it.

• Isabel Mangual, 54 years old, Special Education teacher.

  Yes, the river is contaminated because there is a lot of trash and biological waste from horses in it.

• Gloria Quiñones, 54 years old, Home Economics teacher.

  Yes, the river is contaminated because there is septic tank that connects to it and there is a lot of trash in the river.

• Iris Hernandez, 45 years old, Science teacher.

  Yes, the river is contaminated because there is a lot of trash in it.

• Rosita Rosario, 42 years old, History teacher.

  Yes, the river is contaminated because it is in a place very populated.

• Hiram Rosario,45 years old, History teacher

  The river is contaminated because of the solid and organic waste that it's thrown into it.

• Luis Gerardo, 29 years old, History teacher

  It is contaminated because it makes contact with an old landfill when it goes trough a sinkhole.

What school personnel answered in the interview

This chart represents the answers that the people gave to us.

Do students think the river is contaminated?

We want to know if you think that the river that passes in front of our school is contaminated. Please select an answer and give us the reason why you think this.

Positions:

Yes (14)
No (0)

• Yes

  Yes, because when we started to clean the river, we realized that we would need to clean the river more than a day
  Apr. 06, 2011

   
  
  
• Yes

  yes because everyone throw garbage in the river
  Apr. 05, 2011

   
  
  
• Yes

  Yes it is contaminated because people throw at it things we buy every day like cans,snack bags,straws and etc.
  Apr. 04, 2011

   
  
  
• Yes

  Yes,because the river has a lot of garbage that the students and the outsiders throw at the river.
  Apr. 01, 2011

   
  
  
• Yes

  it's contaminated because the people throw things being contaminated and if we keep throwing things at the river it will keep being contaminated.
  Apr. 01, 2011

   
  
  

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Who do you think that is responsible for it?

A lot of people think who are the responsible of contaminating the river, but we want to know who do you think is the main responsible of contaminating the river.

Positions:

Students from our school (14)
People living along the river (0)
People from outside (0)
Livestock (animals) (0)

• Students from our school

  in big part the students because all of the food packaging they throw it in the river
  Apr. 05, 2011

   
  
  
• Students from our school

  The students are the responsibles of the river contamination because they throw things like: Bags, Cans, Bottles, Plastic cups,etc.
  Apr. 01, 2011

   
  
  
• Students from our school

  The students are the ones responsable of contaminating the river because everytime they buy candy or food they throw the bags,cans etc. to the river.
  Apr. 01, 2011

   
  
  
• Students from our school

  I think its the students because most of the trash in the river come from the rapings and cans of thing they buy and eat during the they and instead of throwing it away in a trash can they just throw it in the river.
  
  Apr. 01, 2011

   
  
  
• Students from our school

  As students buy food and beverages (soft drinks) and released to the river or anywhere.
  Apr. 01, 2011

   
  
  

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