Friday, May 14, 2010

City to Test Red Hook Park For PCB's

"The city said it learned of the alleged contamination on Wednesday despite a report that appeared in last Saturday's Post."


BROOKLYN


The city will analyze soil samples at a popular Brooklyn park to see whether it is contaminated with high levels of PCBs.


Red Hook Park is located near the Chemtura Corp. plant, a plastics-additive manufacturer that closed in 1999.


PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, were banned by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1979. They have been linked to a range of health problems.


The city said it learned of the alleged contamination on Wednesday despite a report that appeared in last Saturday's Post.


The company ceased to clean up the site after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year.



Read More:  

AP Via New York Post -  May 14, 2010 

A Walk in the Park - May 8th, 2010



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