PCB's in the Hudson River

BETWEEN 1947 AND 1977, GENERAL ELECTRIC DUMPED AN ESTIIMATED 1.3 MILLION POUNDS OF POLYCHLORINAD BIPHENYLS (PCBs) INTO THE HUDSON RIVER. PCB's are now found in sediment, water and wildlife in the Hudson River ecosystem as far south as New York Harbor. The Hudson River has alot of PCB's. The public was first informed of the PCB contamination of the Hudson River in the 1970's. Humans consume PCB's through contaminated fish. PCB's were banned from the Hudson River in 1977. The amount of PCB's has stabilized at levels that are significantly higher than those considered safe for human cosumption of fish.