“The settlement terms reflect the unique challenges and trial procedures in this Oregon venue even though Monsanto voluntarily ceased production of PCBs in 1977 and never manufactured, used or disposed of PCBs in Oregon,” it said.
PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, were used in many industrial and commercial applications — including paint, coolants, sealants and hydraulic fluids. They still contaminate Oregon’s landfills and riverbeds and show up in fish and wildlife. Monsanto, which was based in Missouri, produced them from 1935 until 1977, two years before they were banned by Congress.
. They can cause cancer in animals and affect their immune, reproductive and nervous systems. The agency has also found that they are probable carcinogens for humans.
But does this end the PCB pollution? What products are we talking about? PCB's are a real problem. Money does not end pollution. It ends lawsuits.
Bleak shit
Man that company has been killing people with different stuff for years pay a settlement and make it back killing more
What has made PCBs so dangerous? Is it a proven carcinogen?
I would like 1% of this payment before my state squanders it.
Should be doubled
About damn time...