From the 1940s to the 1970s, electrical parts manufacturers discharged wastes
containing PCBs and toxic metals into New Bedford Harbor (NBH), a major
commercial fishing port and industrial center in southeastern Massachusetts on
Buzzards Bay. The trustee council is restoring natural resources that were
injured as a result of the contamination. Click
here for more information.
Saltmarsh in outer New Bedford Harbor. Photo courtesy of Terrill, NOAA, 1995
Clicking the link above will automatically link you to the New Bedford Harbor
Restoration Program site administered by the lead trustee agency,
NOAA, through its Damage Assessment and
Restoration Program.
