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

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