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polychlorinated biphenyls

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polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Highly toxic synthetic chemicals.



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There have been some reports of declines in male fertility due to factors like exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other environmental contaminants and to pesticides.
DECEMBER 1: CONFIRMATION the sample showed presence of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), a key indicator of cancer-causing dioxins, in pork fat.
Pollution was becoming an issue then and Greenpeace stated that substances like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that were impossible to neutralise should be banned from manufacture.
 
 
 
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