Opinion ID: 4227268
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Heading: Construction and Remediation of WMS

Text: When WMS was built in 1969, Congress had yet to pass the TSCA, the EPA did not exist, and Aroclors were still on the market. The builders of WMS used caulk -- a construction material made up of plasticizers, resin, fillers, and other additives -- that contained PCBs. Monsanto supplied the two PCB mixtures at issue -- Aroclor 1248 and 1254 -- to Product Research & Chemical Corporation (PRC), which produced the caulk used at WMS. Nearly four decades later, in 2010, Westport took part in the Massachusetts State Building Authority's Green Repair Program to renovate WMS's windows and roof. In preparation, Westport tested the building for hazardous substances, including PCBs. The tests indicated the presence of PCBs in the window glazing, exterior window caulking, and interior door caulking. Westport then embarked on a multi-million dollar remediation - 8 - project to remove the PCBs and brought suit against Pharmacia for the costs.