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PCB REMEDIAL DREDGING: Phase 1 results and

Courtesy of EPA. Dennis Suszkowski Hudson River Foundation. PCB REMEDIAL DREDGING: Phase 1 results and. relevance to nY /NJ Harbor estuary. Key findings. The Upper Hudson is the dominant source of PCBs to the lower estuary Upper Hudson PCBs are dispersed throughout the Harbor Estuary

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PCB REMEDIAL DREDGING: Phase 1 results and

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  1. Courtesy of EPA Dennis Suszkowski Hudson River Foundation PCB REMEDIAL DREDGING: Phase 1 results and relevance to nY/NJ Harbor estuary

  2. 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 Carp (Contamination Assessment & Reduction project

  3. Upper hudson river pcbs in estuarine sediments from Contamination Assessment & Reduction Project modeling results

  4. Upper Hudson PCBs in NY Harbor Sediments

  5. Upper Hudson River PCBs are having a profound effect on NY Harbor • The Harbor community needs to pay close attention to remedial efforts upriver Bottom line….

  6. Walter Mugdan Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division Region 2 – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency PCB REMEDIAL DREDGING: Phase 1 results

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

  8. PCB Impacts Ecosystem Health Human Health Navigation & Commerce

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