Burnt Toast In the Hudson

In reading the "burnt toast" article Professor Eismeier has recently sent, I was inspired to put a little more faith in technological advancement. When first hearing of the dredging technique, I thought that this was a somewhat barbaric method both from the sight of it and its damaging effects on the environment. Hearing of a new technique, involving only carbon by which to absorb the PCB's, was refreshing in the sense that I felt human beings were really using their full knowledge of chemistry to solve the problem. Although this project has proven effective in some tests, the Hudson may be on too large a scale for it to be completed. It is difficult to know exactly how this would affect the Hudson in the long run, however, and it sometimes seems as though the Hudson has become a giant science experiment. Since it is so difficult to anticipate the effects of a foreign chemical in the Hudson, some of these techniques must be working in a trial and error method with the Hudson as the guinea pig. Hopefully this new technique can prove to be successful but if not I fear the Hudson may end up worse than it was before.