Toxins found in Gravesend Bay
Assemblymember Bill Colton has obtained a report that confirms that there are dangerous toxins in Gravesend Bay, renewing his determination to fight against the proposed waste transfer station at Bay 41st Street and Shore Parkway.
The tests that were conducted for the Sanitation Department, show that there are Type C or acute toxin levels at the bottom of the bay, including dioxins, mercury lead, chlordanes and mirex, an insecticide banned by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1976.
Colton said this information gives him all the more reason to oppose the proposed waste transfer station.