Polychlorinated biphenyls
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.
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)
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 ...
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | US EPA
EPA finalized a number of regulatory changes that address several key issues related to implementing the PCB Cleanup and Disposal Program.
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 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 ...
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) - IN.gov
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) consist of a group of over 200 man-made synthetic, chlorinated and organic chemicals with the same basic chemical structure ...
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)
PCBs are a group of more than 200 similar manmade chemicals. They are oily liquids or solids, clear to yellow in color, with no smell or taste.
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) - Virginia Department of Health
The United States ceased the production of PCBs in 1977 because of evidence of accumulation in the environment. PCBs were used mainly as ...
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) - DCCEEW
Industry sources. PCBs are generated and released into the environment as unintentional by-products of chemical manufacturing and incineration.
Polychlorinated Biphenyl - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of organic chemicals containing chlorine atoms attached to the biphenyl rings.
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 Biphenyls and Polybrominated Biphenyls - NCBI
This volume of the IARC Monographs provides evaluations of the carcinogenicity of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyls.
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 (PCB) - Substance Information - ECHA
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