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GE/Pittsfield Housatonic River Site – EPA Public Meeting on Airborne PCBs and PCB Air Sampling
October 10 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
EPA has scheduled a public meeting on airborne PCBs and PCB air sampling at the GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Superfund Site for Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 6:30 – 8:30 PM in the auditorium at the Lee Middle and High School (300 Greylock Street, Lee, MA 01238).
EPA’s presentation will include a discussion of air sampling results from cleanups conducted over the past 20 years, proposed monitoring for the Rest of River cleanup, methods for reducing airborne PCBs, and health-based protective notification and action levels. There will be a question-and-answer session following the presentation.
EPA has previously released a Fact Sheet titled Rest of River Cleanup and the Upland Disposal Facility Will Not Pose a Health Threat from Airborne PCBs (https://semspub.epa.gov/src/ document/01/678381) to provide information to the public regarding this topic. Information in this fact sheet will be discussed in the meeting.
DATE: Thursday, October 10
TIME: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
LOCATION: Lee Middle and High School, 300 Greylock Street, Lee