Most know of the Love Canal dumpsite in Niagara Falls, New York. Twenty thousand tons of chemicals were buried in the neighborhood’s center and eventually leaked out into the surrounding community. The 99th Street Elementary School was on the perimeter of the dump, and the 93rd Street School just two blocks away. Both closed in 1978 after extensive testing revealed high levels of chemical contamination on and around them. Love Canal was the first community to close schools due to potential health risks to children.