The 3.7-mile stretch in Boston is now on the National Priorities List, a catalog of sites considered the most hazardous and uncontrolled contaminated areas in the country.
A sign on the Neponset River near Adams Street in Milton warns of the danger of PCBs in fish caught on the river. , which runs through Milton, Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park, a federal Superfund site for environmental clean-up., a catalog of sites considered the most hazardous and uncontrolled contaminated areas in the country.
PCBs bind to organic material and are found in the river's sediment. They've been identified in particularly high concentrations at the Tileston and Hollingsworth Dam in Hyde Park and the Baker Dam in Milton/Lower Mills. This means the river is relatively safe for recreation like boating, but people are warned against eating any fish caught in the river, as well as extended contact with the river bed.designation launches a federal investigation into the site.
Administrator Cash said the EPA intends to move the process along as quickly as possible, but it will still take years to complete. At the event marking the designation, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Congressman Stephen Lynch committed to getting the federal funding for the cleanup to Massachusetts as soon as possible.The Lower Neponset River was added to the National Priorities List after decades of advocacy and local cleanup efforts by community groups.
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