Courtesy of EPA Dennis Suszkowski Hudson River Foundation
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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 If PCB loadings continue at current levels, much of the Harbor’s surficial sediments will remain HARSunsuitable for decades CARP (CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT & REDUCTION PROJECT
UPPER HUDSON RIVER PCBS IN ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS from Contamination Assessment & Reduction Project modeling results
UPPER HUDSON PCBS IN NY HARBOR SEDIMENTS Hudson R. (0 -14 mi) Sediment s 24% Upper Hudson R. 67% 9% Sediment s 34% Upper Hudson R. 36% Newark Bay 9% Upper Bay Upper Hudson R. 48% Other Sediment s 35%
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….
Walter Mugdan Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division Region 2 – U. S. Environmental Protection Agency PCB REMEDIAL DREDGING: PHASE 1 RESULTS
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
PCB IMPACTS Ecosystem Health Human Health Navigation & Commerce
