Press Herald Rocks and debris ended up being piled next to the estuarine marsh and the open pit. The pit refilled with water when the dam was removed. After the mine closed, heavy metals including arsenic and polychlorinated biphenyl , or PCBs, were found in the soil.
Dredging News Online BASE CONTRACT- The material at Renard Island is previously dredged material that contains low to moderate levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB). Additional chemical data regarding the contaminated soils is available upon request. Renard Island was ...
KSDK The site is contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl , or PCB, which was used as a coolant fluid in transformers and electric motors. Gravatt says a soil cleanup plan was implemented about five years ago in which contaminated dirt was removed, treated ...
DVIDS An effective environmental program must exist for managing polychlorinated biphenyl , air emissions, drinking water, waste water, hazardous material and waste, solid waste, medical waste, pesticides, asbestos, and underground storage tanks. • The Spill ...
Herald & Review ... have dismissed a lawsuit filed by a coalition including several area communities that claimed the owners of Clinton Landfill failed to complete all of the necessary steps before moving ahead with plans to store polychlorinated biphenyl waste at the ... and more »
Recycling Today A security fence was constructed around the site and 2,000 tons of contaminated soil and 50 cubic yards of crushed drummed waste containing polychlorinated biphenyl , a chemical commonly used as a coolant fluid, were removed and disposed. In the spring ...
Chemical Watch (subscription) Historic polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination may alter songbird tunes through a possible endocrine effect, according to a US study. The finding indicates the importance of further research into the behavioural effects of sublethal PCBs across ...
San Francisco Chronicle The researchers involved in the new study noticed that blood levels of another type of flame retardant they looked at - polychlorinated biphenyl...
