Once a highly sought after natural resource flourishing on our coastlines, certain fish species are now unable to be eaten by most of our population due to the large amounts of the man-made organic chemicals known as PCB's that have made their way into our environment. These chemicals were mass produced and widely utilized from 1929 to 1979 in a variety of electrical equipment, oils, appliances and even household products. PCB's were so popular due to their desirable qualities such as non-flammability, chemical stability, high boiling point and electrical insulating properties. PCB's were banned in 1979 after they have been demonstrated to cause cancer, as well as a variety of other adverse health effects on the immune system, reproductive system, nervous system and endocrine system.
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