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Date Submitted: March 25, 2017
The movie is about an extremely unfortunate woman named Erin Brockovich who is a struggling
mother of three and how she enlightens the unethical issues of PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric) Company.
As an aspiring engineering student, it is possible that we are going to encounter certain situations that will
test our integrity. It is based on true story which makes it both interesting and inspiring.
The movie started with series of unfortunate events. First, she was turned down during job
interview. Second, she was accidentally hit by an over speeding doctors car. Third, she lost the case against
the doctor because they attacked her background. That means she didnt get any money for the hospital
bills. I think this is the part where pressure is slowly taking over. She badly needs a job to feed her kids and
pay all the pending bills. This is also the part where she applies as an office clerk to Ed Masry.
Erin blamed Ed for losing her case and that he is responsible for the disaster in her life. Out of
desperation, she managed to force Ed to hire her in his law firm as an office clerk. As she spends time filing
papers as a clerk, she becomes interested in the human nature of the medical cases and persuades Ed Masry
to allow her to investigate further. Erin spends numerous hours examining these cases and finds a link to
between the community members of Hinkley, CA and a company by the name of Pacific Gas and Electric
PG&E in this movie is viewed in a negative light with series of unethical offenses-bribery, social
While the movie didnt show the reason why PG&E dispose the hazardous waste, in any case, no
reason can justify the death and illness of most people in Hinkley. There could be two reasons I can think
of why PG&E did that. First, the waste treatment facility is full, therefore there is a necessity to dispose the
untreated waste to continue plant processes. A day of interrupted plant production is a negative profit.
It is a basic knowledge that our underground water supply is connected to every household. The
disposal of Chromium VI leads to underground water contamination. In our waste water treatment class, it
is easy to reduce the Cr+6 to Cr+3 using an oxidizing agent and basic method of titration.
The scenario of Hinkley underground water contamination sets a lesson for every production
company and the Government. As a future Chemical Engineer, I would rather quit the job than kill lots of
people.