Waukegan Harbor Area of Concern What is a Great Lakes Lorem ipsum Area of Concern? An “Area of Concern” (AOC) is a formal designation for an area EN ESPAÑOL & ENGLISH where human activities - often related to industrial practices – degrade the chemical,...
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Waukegan Harbor Area of Concern What is a Great Lakes Lorem ipsum Area of Concern? An “Area of Concern” (AOC) is a formal designation for an area EN ESPAÑOL & ENGLISH where human activities - often related to industrial practices – degrade the chemical, physical, or biological integrity of the area. This results in the loss or waukeganparks.org/signs degradation (impairment) of natural benefit or uses, so they Areas of Concern Identified Why is Waukegan Harbor an Area of Concern? In the 1980s, the United States and Canada identified 43 In 1975, polychlorinated biphenyl compounds (PCBs) were are called “Beneficial Use highly degraded shoreline areas along the Great Lakes, discovered in Waukegan Harbor as a result of Outboard Impairments (BUIs). There are including 26 on the U.S. side and 17 in Canada, with five Marine Corporation’s manufacturing activities at this location. 14 different Beneficial Use additional locations shared between the two countries. PCBs are an especially harmful
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