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PCBs

(1) Polychlorinated biphenyls. (2) Pollution control bond.

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Comparison of polychlorinated biphenyl levels across studies of human neurodevelopment.

To breastfeed or not to breastfeed: a review of the impact of lactational exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on infants

2002) have shown that Flemish adolescents exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxins are more susceptible to infectious diseases.

Risk-based consumption advice for farmed Atlantic and wild Pacific Salmon contaminated with dioxins and dioxin-like compounds

The production of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was banned worldwide by 1977, but the chemicals linger in the environment at hazardous waste sites, in contaminated fish and food supplies, and in old appliances.

Exposure to PCBs worsens cognition

RM 8504, Transformer Oil, is intended to be used as a diluent oil with transformer oil Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) 3075 to 3080 and SRM 3090 [1] when developing and validating methods for the determination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as Aroclors (1) in transformer oil or similar matrices.

Preparation of reference material 8504, transformer oil

In the final part, there are chapters summarising a wide range of other chemical residues in food, from xenoestrogens/endocrine disruptors and dietary estrogens to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls.

Pesticide, Veterinary and Other Residues in Food

Contaminants found at the sites include polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCB, trichloroethylene, or TCE, and arsenic - all three are suspected carcinogens.

PLANT 42 CLEANUP CLOSER AIR FORCE SAYS 11 SITES AT FACILITY NEED WORK

The US government banned PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, in 1979.

No clean getaway for Monsanto. (News Flash!)

Mercury Contamination: As stated in a Mayo Clinic fact sheet, mercury is the major contaminant found in fish, and some types of fish may also contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins and other chemical pollutants.

Where Do Omegas Come From? New Survey Results Show That Consumers Are Confused

2 million would generate capacity for disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in future.

Austria,India : REEL secures a UNIDO project worth $ 4.2 M

Researchers at the State University of New York at Albany and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in Melbourne teamed up to measure flame retardants called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and the electric-insulation compounds known as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

Sharks, dolphins store pollutants

Each child's serum also contained hexachlorobenzene and polychlorinated biphenyls.

Asthma in young children: prenatal DDE exposure may increase risk

People covet wild salmon because it is leaner, tastier and contains no color dyes and fewer cancer-causing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) than its pen-raised cousin, according to Ecotrust's Salmon Nation.