Dewey Loeffel Landfill PCB Contamination Side Effects May Lead To Cancer Lawsuits
PCB Contamination Risk For Cancer And Other Health Effects. People living near the Dewey Loeffel Landfill, which for decades served as a dumping ground for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other toxic substances, may be at risk for cancer and other health problems. The Dewey Loeffel Landfill, located near the village of Nassau in … [Read more...]
10 Years Too Long for Removing PCBs from New York City Schools, EPA Says
Federal regulators have rejected New York City's timetable for removing <"https://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/pcbs_nyc_schools">PCBs, also known as polychlorinated biphenyls, from public schools there. Last month, New York City announced a $708 million, 10 year plan to remove PCB-tainted light ballasts from 772 school … [Read more...]
PCB Contaminated Landfill in New York State Added to Superfund List
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just announced the addition of the Dewey Loeffel Landfill in Rensselaer County, New York to its Superfund National Priorities List of the country's most hazardous waste sites. The landfill is contaminated with toxic substances that include polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the ground … [Read more...]
PCBs in Caulk Pose Significant – and Expensive – Problem
The threat from PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) in light ballasts found in schools built prior to 1979 been making news the past several months, with New York City just announcing a 10-year plan to remove PCB-tainted ballasts from schools there. But according to a report from the American Recyler, PCBs in caulk - found around … [Read more...]
PCB Removal Plan Prompts EPA to End Inspections of New York City Schools
PCB inspections at New York City schools are being suspended today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in wake of the city's announcement that it has a plan to remove light ballasts tainted with the toxic chemicals from buildings. New York City and the EPA had previously been at odds over what to do about PCBs, also … [Read more...]
PCBs Turn Up in Three More New York City Schools
PCBs, polychlorinated biphenyls, have turned up in three more New York City schools. To date, spot checks of New York City schools by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have turned up PCBs leaking from light ballasts in all five New York City school buildings tested so far, and all of the tests have confirmed leakage of … [Read more...]
PCBs in New York City Schools Prompt Call For Action
Following the discovery of dangerous levels of PCBs leaking from aging light fixtures at P.S. 68 in the Bronx the latest in a string of schools found to have PCB contamination Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz Jr., sent a letter to Mayor Bloomberg's Deputy Mayor for education and community development, Dennis Walcott, said the … [Read more...]
PCBs Turn Up At Bronx School
The official response to the PCB contamination turning up in a growing number of New York City schools has been, in the eyes of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), inadequate, leading the agency to take matters into its own hands. Now, says The Associated Press (AP), yet another New York City school has been found … [Read more...]
PCBs in New York City Schools Spark Worry, Confusion among Parents
The specter of PCBs in New York City schools has many parents worried. Over the past several months, the toxic chemicals have turned up in the ballasts of light fixtures at several public schools around the city, and many parents have complained that the official response to the PCB contamination has been inadequate. PCBs' … [Read more...]
PCBs Among Toxins Found in New York’s Gowanus Canal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its investigation of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, N.Y. The investigation confirmed the widespread presence of numerous contaminants, including PCBs, identifying the sources of contamination. A companion human and ecological risk assessment found exposure to … [Read more...]
PCBs Found at More New York City Schools
More PCBs have been found in New York City schools. This time, the PCB Contamination was found in two Brooklyn elementary schools -P.S. 13 and P.S. 358 - located in the same facility, said the Wall Street Journal. The PCB contamination was found in old light fixtures, making this, said the Journal, the third time spot inspections … [Read more...]
PCB Settlement Nets Alaska City $1.96 Million
A PCB Settlement with the Alaskan city of Unalaska and the federal government has just been reached for $1.96 million over PCB contamination, said KUCB. PCBs' polychlorinated biphenyls are man-made chemicals and PCB health effects include increased blood pressure. The toxic substance can also affect the immune, reproductive, … [Read more...]
Jury Finds Monsanto Guilty in PCB Contamination Case
Monsanto Was Found Liable For PCB Contamination. Chemical giant Monsanto was found liable for contaminating an Alabama town with the toxic chemical PCB, a jury decided Friday. The verdict came in a complicated lawsuit against Monsanto and its chemical-manufacturing spinoff, Solutia Inc. Monsanto is a subsidiary of Pharmacia … [Read more...]
