EPA Proposes Revisions to PCB Criteria for Human Health and Wildlife in Great Lakes Water Quality Guidance

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing changes to the criteria for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the water quality guidance for the Great Lakes system, which was published in 1995. The proposed revisions aim to improve the accuracy of PCB bioaccumulation factors and cancer criteria for both human health and wildlife.