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Swim for the River History of PCBs The long battle over the most persistent pollutant (Environmental Science and Social History) Most people who live in towns along the upper Hudson River have heard about PCBs, or polych
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Fort Edward / Moreau / St. Louis / /

Company

Westinghouse / Monsanto / San Francisco Chronicle / General Electric Company / /

Continent

Asia / Europe / /

Country

Sweden / Japan / United States / Canada / United Kingdom / /

Currency

GBP / USD / /

Event

Product Issues / /

Facility

New York Harbor / University of California at Berkeley / GE’s Fort Edward plant / General Electric plant / /

IndustryTerm

food chain / immune and reproductive systems / man-made chemicals / rubber / oil / rice-bran oil / electric technology / chlorinated using chlorine gas / energy / Waste by-products / assorted environmental groups / crude oil / harmful chemicals / chemical stability / chemical / energy technology / advertising campaign / chemicals / dangerous chemicals / /

NaturalFeature

Atlantic Ocean / Hudson Falls / Hudson River / /

Organization

University of California / Congress / Lillian Lincoln Foundation / Environmental Protection Agency / /

Person

Soren Jensen / Robert Riseborough / F. R. Kaimer / Tom Weidlinger / Drew Thilmany / /

Position

Westinghouse corporate lawyer / reluctant policeman and prosecutor / scientist / official / /

Product

river shore / fill / fish / sites / /

ProvinceOrState

New York / California / /

PublishedMedium

the San Francisco Chronicle / the River Study Guide / /

Region

Latin America / /

Technology

energy technology / /

URL

www.swimfortheriver.com / /

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