Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Superfund site
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| gptkbp:addedToNPL |
1984
|
| gptkbp:affectedCommunities |
gptkb:Albany
gptkb:New_York_City gptkb:Fort_Edward gptkb:Poughkeepsie gptkb:Troy gptkb:Hudson_Falls |
| gptkbp:cleanupEndYear |
2015
|
| gptkbp:cleanupMethod |
dredging
capping |
| gptkbp:cleanupStartYear |
2009
|
| gptkbp:contaminatedWith |
PCBs
polychlorinated biphenyls |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:fishAdvisory |
do not eat fish from certain sections
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site
|
| gptkbp:impact |
sediment contamination
fish consumption advisories wildlife exposure to PCBs |
| gptkbp:legalIssue |
EPA enforcement against GE
Natural Resource Damage Assessment |
| gptkbp:length |
200 miles
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Hudson_River
gptkb:New_York |
| gptkbp:monitors |
water quality monitoring
fish tissue sampling sediment sampling |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Phase 1 dredging in 2009
Phase 2 dredging 2011-2015 Record of Decision signed in 2002 |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
one of the largest Superfund cleanups in US history
|
| gptkbp:notableSite |
gptkb:river
|
| gptkbp:NPLID |
NY3140190032
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| gptkbp:openToPublic |
restricted in some areas
|
| gptkbp:publicHealthConcern |
immune system effects
cancer risk from PCB exposure developmental effects in children |
| gptkbp:publicInvolvement |
public comment periods
community advisory groups |
| gptkbp:rangeEPA |
Region 2
|
| gptkbp:regulates |
gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
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| gptkbp:remediationCost |
over $1.7 billion
|
| gptkbp:remediationGoal |
protect human health and environment
reduce PCB levels in river sediment |
| gptkbp:remediationVolume |
~2.75 million cubic yards of sediment removed
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| gptkbp:responsibleFor |
gptkb:General_Electric
|
| gptkbp:siteID |
NYD980763841
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| gptkbp:status |
ongoing monitoring
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Superfund_Program
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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