Dennis Suszkowski Hudson River Foundation Courtesy of EPA

KEY FINDINGS  The Upper Hudson is the dominant source of PCBs to the lower estuary  Upper Hudson PCBs are dispersed throughout the Harbor Estuary  If PCB loadings continue at current levels, much of the Harbor’s surficial sediments will remain HARS-unsuitable for decades

from Contamination Assessment & Reduction Project modeling results

 Upper Hudson River PCBs are having a profound effect on NY Harbor  The Harbor community needs to pay close attention to remedial efforts upriver

Walter Mugdan Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division Region 2 – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Report of the Interstate Workgroup on Evaluating Atlantic Coastal Advisories for Recreationally Caught Striped Bass and Bluefish based on PCBs - 10/1/2008

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