General Electric Hazardous Waste
- Date Range
- 1886 – 1987
- Title
- General Electric Hazardous Waste
- What occurred
- Two factories were purchased in 1886 by Thomas Edison to create what we now know as the main regional plant for General Electric. Over time the plant produced around 1.3 million pounds of PCBs that were discharged into the Hudson River, contaminating the water and surrounding locations. In 1987 the site was declared an inactive hazardous waste site, with over 40 years worth of unsafe discharges, spills, demolitions and dumpings found in the 640 acre plant.
- Location
- 1 River Rd, Schenectady, NY 12345
- Image Citation
- https://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/Decades-of-contamination-at-General-Electric-s-8343571.php
- Student name(s)
- Olivia Salvador