Editing Polychlorinated biphenyl (section)

====Washington====
As of 2015, several bodies of water in the state of Washington were contaminated with PCBs, including the [[Columbia River]], the [[Duwamish River]], [[Green Lake (Seattle)|Green Lake]], [[Lake Washington]], the [[Okanogan River]], [[Puget Sound]], the [[Spokane River]], the [[Walla Walla River]], the [[Wenatchee River]], and the [[Yakima River]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fish Consumption Advisories | work = Washington State Dept. of Health |url=http://www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/Food/Fish/Advisories |access-date=9 June 2016}}</ref> A study by Washington State published in 2011 found that the two largest sources of PCB flow into the Spokane River were City of Spokane stormwater (44%) and municipal and industrial discharges (20%).<ref>{{cite web |title=Spokane River PCB Source Assessment 2003–2007 |url=https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/documents/1103013.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004144842/https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/documents/1103013.pdf |archive-date=2015-10-04 |url-status=live |access-date=9 June 2016}}</ref>

PCBs entered the environment through paint, hydraulic fluids, sealants, inks and have been found in river sediment and wildlife. Spokane utilities will spend $300 million to prevent PCBs from entering the river in anticipation of a 2017 federal deadline to do so.<ref>{{cite news | vauthors = Deshais N |title=Spokane sues Monsanto for PCB contamination |url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/aug/03/spokane-sues-monsanto-pcb-contamination/ |access-date=14 August 2015 |work=The Spokesman-Review|date=3 August 2015}}</ref> In August 2015 Spokane joined other U.S. cities like [[San Diego]] and [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], California, and [[Westport, Massachusetts|Westport]], Massachusetts, in seeking damages from Monsanto.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=Spokane sues Monsanto over Spokane River contamination |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/spokane-sues-monsanto-over-spokane-river-contamination/ |access-date=14 August 2015 |work=Seattle Times |date=August 3, 2015}}</ref>