Hutton Honors College
— A Case Study of PCBs in Bloomington
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Tour and Pizza Discussion Supper: Who is responsible for making sure your community's environment is safe?—a case study of PCBs in Bloomington.
This is a small-group program and requires participants to sign up in advance. Participants must be IU undergraduates and must sign up using the established procedures. For complete sign-up procedures, click here.From 1929 through 1979, many corporations used PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) in electrical devices, hydraulic fluids, and other products. In the United States, the adverse health effects of PCBs finally resulted in a 1979 ban on their production and importation. However, PCBs had already found their way into the environment, from landfills to fish in local waterways to backyard vegetable gardens, and remain persistent throughout the world. In a local community, who should be responsible for the clean-up? For the cost? Who should have a say in how it is done and how much is done? During this program, students will tour a treatment plant built to reduce the number of PCBs in Monroe County creeks and groundwater. After the tour, students will return to Honors House to discuss the roles and responsibilities of business, the government, and citizens to protect a community's environment. Among those participating in the program will be Jessica Fliss of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management; toxicologist Diane Henshel of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs; Michael Baker, President of the Coalition Opposed to PCB Ash in Monroe County; and contaminant specialist Dan Sparks of the Fish and Wildlife Service. COPA
(Coalition Opposed to PCB Ash in Monroe County)
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