Pollution of the Mohawk and Hudson River by GE

Date Range
1947 – 1977
Title
Pollution of the Mohawk and Hudson River by GE
What occurred
General Electric polluted the Mohawk and the Hudson by dumping in PCBs or polychlorinated biphenyls. This caused immense harmful effects to the wildlife, fish and people who consume from the rivers. This was coupled with misuse of sewage discharge from the city makes the Mohawk one of the most polluted subsidiaries of the Hudson
Location
Mohawk River Schenectady County
Student name(s)
Kate Osterholtz
Item sets
American Environmental History Student Submissions

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