Re: $20M removal of 'highly contaminated mud' from Passaic River underway in Lyndhurst
Most toxins - PCBS, pests, metals inc. mercury - are in the sediment/sludge but once disturbed, can remain suspended for quite some time which means they get carried out to Hudson River/Bay and/or the ocean. They should have done this last year when the river was at near record low levels and these "mudflats" were all exposed. The inside of bends is where this stuff builds up. Scoop that sh*t out. It would help alleviate some flooding. In all honesty, most of the river could use a good dredging. Its too shallow for its size and basically its one long sand /mud flat from Long Hill Twp up to Two Bridges except around Chatham where some rocks show up.
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