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PCBs, GE, & FOIA
Yesterday’s Albany Times Union published damning information about GE’s PCB contamination of the Hudson River. The polluted 200-mile stretch from Hudson Falls to the Atlantic Ocean makes it one of the largest Superfund sites, according to the EPA. PCBs were banned in 1977 and are … Continue reading
Posted in carcinogens, CERCLA, drinking water, environmental cleanup, environmental law, EPA, fish consumption advisories, FOIA, PCBs, public health, synthetic chemicals
Tagged bioaccumulation
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