Contaminants in the Hudson River and Watershed
A Look at the Status, Trends, and the Response of Natural Resources
State University of New York at New Paltz, Student Union Building
May 2nd, 2018 9:00 AM-5:30 PM
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been a part of the Hudson River ecosystem for decades. Between 2009 and 2015, EPA estimates that General Electric removed 310,000 lbs. of PCBs from the upper Hudson River. This one-day symposium will explore the long history of environmental contaminants, present current status of the PCB clean-up with insights to the future, and discuss the potential effects of perfluorinated compounds recently detected in fish and water within the watershed. Additional presentations will provide information on manufactured gas plant site remediation, potential ecological effects of microplastics, and the biodegradation of persistent organic pollutants.
The day will conclude with a contributed poster reception presenting a vast array of research and monitoring programs and results from the Hudson River Watershed.