Dredging the Hudson River for PCBs - The history of the Hudson, Pros and Cons of Dredging,

Dredging The Hudson River For PCBs Tens of thousands of years ago, glaciers carved out the Hudson River. It is an estuary, " An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with a free connection to the open sea and within which sea water is diluted by fresh water"(life.bio.sunysb.edu). The Hudson River begins in Lake Tear of the Clouds on the southwest side of Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New …

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