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New York City schools urged to remove PCBs from buildings

Oct. 8, 2010
City’s congressional delegation want school officials to step up remediation efforts

From The New York Daily News: Alarmed about toxic PCBs in the schools, New York City’s 13-member congressional delegation is calling for faster remediation at 700 older schools. PCBs are chemicals that were widely used in construction-related material and lighting components until banned in 1978. The officials are pushing for the replacement of fluorescent light fixtures containing PCBs - a process that could cost $1 billion.

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