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Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs)
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Cancer-Causing Product Found In Hudson River, With Cleanup Cost At $11 Billion, New Report Says
A new report by Scenic Hudson has found that General Electric's contamination of the Hudson River with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) will cost more than $11 billion to clean up. The commissioned study, released on Tuesday, April 12, estimates that GE owes $11.4 billion to complete the restoration of the river’s natural resources. The dumping occurred between 1947 and 1977, contaminating a 200-mile stretch of the Hudson from upriver factories to New York Harbor, the report said. PCBs are persistent in the environment and are considered highly toxic to humans and wildlife. The 200-mile st…