From: RT
Agrochemical giant Monsanto knowingly contaminated Oakland’s
storm water and the San Francisco Bay with a highly toxic chemical for
decades, a new lawsuit filed by the California city claims. Oakland
wants the company to pay for the environmental cleanup.
The State Water Resources
Control Board determined that the presence of highly toxic
polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) in Oakland’s storm water threatens the
San Francisco Bay’s ecosystem and interferes with the bay’s use and
enjoyment by Californians, the city said in a statement.
PCBs were widely used for five decades to insulate electronics and were incorporated into paints, caulks and other building materials until they were banned by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 1979. Despite the 36-year prohibition, the chemicals are a common environmental contaminant in water and in the tissues of marine life all the way up the food chain to humans. MORE
PCBs were widely used for five decades to insulate electronics and were incorporated into paints, caulks and other building materials until they were banned by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 1979. Despite the 36-year prohibition, the chemicals are a common environmental contaminant in water and in the tissues of marine life all the way up the food chain to humans. MORE
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