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Students, residents press Raleigh council to press NC State on PCB contamination in campus buildings
Summary
Multiple speakers told council that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in university buildings — including Poe Hall and dorms — pose a public-health risk and asked Councilwoman Jane Harrison to use her campus ties to press the university for remediation and public transparency.
Students, alumni and residents urged the Raleigh City Council to press North Carolina State University to accelerate testing, mitigation and public notification after speakers described PCB contamination in campus buildings and adjacent areas.
“Once PCBs enter the environment and your body, they don't go away,” Sandy Alford told the council, showing a photograph of white, dusty caulk she described as “PCB laden caulk” on a seven‑story building. Alford asked the council to…
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