Analysis Shows “Significant” PCB Recontamination Has Occurred in Dredged Areas of Upper Hudson River
Hayley Carlock, Scenic Hudson, 845 473 4440, ext. 210, hcarlock@scenichudson.org
Cliff Weathers, Riverkeeper, 845 445 8257, cweathers@riverkeeper.org
“Hotspots” that received no dredging also pose major health threat to humans, wildlife
HUDSON VALLEY—Areas dredged during the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s six-year Superfund cleanup in the Upper Hudson River have been recontaminated by General Electric’s toxic PCBs. In addition, unremediated “hotspots” continue to pose a health risk to humans and wildlife. Those are the major findings of an expert analysis of 1,800 sediment samples gathered to gauge the cleanup’s effectiveness.