"The city said it learned of the alleged contamination on Wednesday despite a report that appeared in last Saturday's Post."
BROOKLYN
The city will analyze soil samples at a popular Brooklyn park to see whether it is contaminated with high levels of PCBs.
Red Hook Park is located near the Chemtura Corp. plant, a plastics-additive manufacturer that closed in 1999.
PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, were banned by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1979. They have been linked to a range of health problems.
The city said it learned of the alleged contamination on Wednesday despite a report that appeared in last Saturday's Post.
The company ceased to clean up the site after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year.
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AP Via New York Post - May 14, 2010
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