{"id":2805,"date":"2011-01-20T09:29:08","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T14:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/?p=2805"},"modified":"2015-07-27T08:32:27","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T12:32:27","slug":"alternative-technology-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/alternative-technology-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative Technology Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the invitation of Housatonic River Initiative, representatives from two companies presented their technologies for cleaning PCBs from the Housatonic River.<\/p>\n<p>One company, Genesis Solutions, has developed a system for precision dredging that also quickly dewaters sediment.\u00a0 They claim to be capable of accessing the river from as few as two small staging areas.<\/p>\n<p>The second company, Biotech Restorations, has developed a technology for breaking down PCBs. 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