Health Consultation--Hudson River PCBs Residential Proximity to
the Hudson River and Hospitalization Rates for Ischemic Heart
Disease and Stroke: 1990-2005 Westchester, Rockland, Putnam,
Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Albany,
Washington and Saratoga Counties, New York A 200-mile segment of
the Hudson River, from Hudson Falls to New York City, is
classified as a National Priority List (Federal Superfund) site
due to contamination of the river with polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) from General Electric sites in Hudson Falls and Ft.
Edward. The New York State Department of Health was asked to
follow up on studies, published in 2005 and 2006, that suggested
people living in ZIP codes along the river had increased risk
for heart disease and stroke. The Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry provided funding for the New York State
Health Department to conduct a study that used smaller
geographic units than the previous studies. Rather than ZIP
codes, the current study uses Census