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Long Distance PCB Harm
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Arctic PCBs, PCB Transport, PCB Migration

 Some people think the Fox River PCB cleanup is just a local issue, but this is clearly not the case. The Fox River is a major source of PCBs to all of Lake Michigan, affecting a four-state area and millions of people along the shoreline. 
 
In addition, the Fox River and Green Bay release an estimated 4,000 pounds of PCBs to the air each year, according to the Green Bay Mass Balance Study. Lake Michigan releases even more, due to its large surface area. Researchers have found that PCBs can travel in the air for up to 10 days before sunlight breaks them down, or they fall out with rain and snow.

This means our "local" river is a global source of PCB contamination, impacting untold numbers of people downwind. In particular, people and wildlife in northern climates and cold mountainous areas are at special risk, because the PCBs tend to selectively fall out more in colder air. Supposedly pristine cold areas of the planet are accumulating chemicals from far away.

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Many northern cultures are highly dependent on high-fat wild fish and game --- including marine mammals such as seals and whales which are highly contaminated with PCBs due to the global air cycling.
 
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1270 Main Street, Suite 120, Green Bay, WI 54302 
Phone: 920-437-7304, Fax: 920-437-7326 
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