Dennis SuszkowskiHudson 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

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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 MugdanDirector, 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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