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Polychlorinated Biphenyl


Learn about Polychlorinated Biphenyls | US EPA

PCBs are a group of man-made organic chemicals consisting of carbon, hydrogen and chlorine atoms. The number of chlorine atoms and their location in a PCB ...

Polychlorinated biphenyl - Wikipedia

They are highly toxic and carcinogenic chemical compounds, formerly used in industrial and consumer electronic products, whose production was banned ...

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | Toxic Substance Portal | ATSDR

Polychlorinated biphenyls are mixtures of up to 209 individual chlorinated compounds (known as congeners). There are no known natural sources of PCBs.

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of manmade chemicals. They are oily liquids or solids, clear to yellow in color, with no smell or taste. PCBs are ...

What are PCBs? - National Ocean Service

PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are industrial products or chemicals. ... PCB chemicals were banned in the U.S. in 1979 because these ...

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | Public Health Statement - CDC

PCBs are a group of synthetic organic chemicals that can cause a number of different harmful effects. There are no known natural sources of PCBs in the ...

Table of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Congeners | US EPA

Table of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Congeners. This contains a list of all PCB congeners, which is any single, unique well-defined chemical ...

Polychlorinated Biphenyl - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of organic chemicals containing chlorine atoms attached to the biphenyl rings.

Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) carcinogenicity with special ...

Airborne PCBs are, in contrast to foodborne PCBs, lower chlorinated, more volatile, and subject to metabolic attack.

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | Wisconsin Department of Health ...

Also known as: Aroclor, Chlorinated Biphenyls, Kaneclor Chemical reference number (CAS): 1336-36-3 PCBs are a group of 209 different ...

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - SA Health

The most common health effects in people with large exposures to PCBs are skin conditions including acne and rashes.

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) - Canada.ca

Find out more about PCBs from Health Canada's It's Your Health factsheet on PCBs, and Environment Canada's Web site on PCBs and on Management of Toxic ...

Polychlorinated Biphenyl - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

Polychlorinated biphenyls. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of compounds containing a biphenyl molecule with multiple chlorines (usually between 2 ...

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) - DCCEEW

Industry sources. PCBs are generated and released into the environment as unintentional by-products of chemical manufacturing and incineration.

Definition of polychlorinated biphenyl - NCI Dictionary of Cancer ...

polychlorinated biphenyl ... One of a large group of man-made chemical compounds that were used to make many products, including electrical equipment, insulation, ...

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) - VA Public Health

PCBs are manufactured organic chemicals that are no longer produced in the United States, but are still in the environment and can cause health problems.

Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) - NYC Health

PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) are a group of manmade chemicals. PCBs were widely used in building materials and electrical products in the past.

Polychlorinated Biphenyls - A Forgotten Legacy? - UNEP

PCB, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are chemicals that have dangerous effects on the environment and human health. PCB have been used in many ...

Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polybrominated Biphenyls - NCBI

This volume of the IARC Monographs provides evaluations of the carcinogenicity of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyls.

Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) - Britannica

Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), any of a class of organohalogen compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl.