In the last decade or so, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) garnered renewed attention in
the scientific community due to new evidence pointing at their continued presence in the …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were widely used in industrial and commercial
applications, until they were banned in the late 1970s as a result of their significant …

The polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are synthetic organochlorine chemicals that were
useful industrial products in the past, but their production was ended because they persist in …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a mixture of 209 different chlorinated biphenyl
congeners (forms) of which 36 are environmentally relevant. PCBs are lipid (fat)-soluble …

Millions of pounds of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) compounds have been produced in
multiple countries for industrial applications over the last several decades. PCB exposure …

In order to adequately address the potential as well as real hazards of the global PCB
burden, the full complexity of PCB disposition and toxicity must be re-recognized. This article …

In April 2000 researchers from around the world met in Lexington, Kentucky to bring together
the very latest information on the chemistry and biological effects of the environmental …

Results from epidemiologic studies involving human exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) are often used to estimate the potential risk or hazard posed by the presence of …

This report gives a summary of the historic use, former management and current release of
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Germany and assesses the impact of the life cycle of …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were widely used in various industrial applications.
Research confirmed that some PCB congeners degrade slowly in the environment and can …