AMHERST (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - The University of Massachusetts is scrambling to complete the removal contaminants from the school's largest student housing area in time for the start of fall classes.
PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, were discovered in the concrete and caulking of the concourse at the Southwest Residential Area during renovations in the spring. Southwest consists of 16 dorms, including five high rises, housing about 5,500 students.
That's about 44 percent of those who live on campus. UMass is nearing the end of a multiyear project to update the concourse's electrical system and replace the concrete with vegetation. The Daily Hampshire Gazette reports the task of removing the PCBs is expected to delay finishing the project to summer 2011.
PCBs have been linked to health problems, including cancer.
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