The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a public meeting to discuss the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site. The site is not only highly contaminated with heavy metals, but polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). At least two manufacturers in the area used PCBs while producing electric devices from the 1940 to the late 1970s. These facilities discharged …
Toxic tides: EPA unveils New Bedford Harbor Cleanup Plans; community input, opinions wanted

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