Dioxin-like and non-dioxin-like toxic effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): implications for risk assessment

JP Giesy, K Kannan - Critical reviews in toxicology, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic contaminants in
the environment. Individual PCB congeners exhibit different phy sicochemical properties …

Polychlorinated naphthalenes: an environmental update

J Falandysz - Environmental Pollution, 1998 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs; CNs) form a complex mixture of up to 75 congeners
containing from one to eight chlorine atoms per naphthalene molecule. Chloronaphthalenes …

Towards a global historical emission inventory for selected PCB congeners—a mass balance approach: 3. An update

K Breivik, A Sweetman, JM Pacyna… - Science of the Total …, 2007 - Elsevier
Previously published estimates of the global production, consumption and atmospheric
emissions of 22 individual PCB congeners [Breivik K, Sweetman A, Pacyna JM, Jones KC …

Bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in wild aquatic species from an electronic waste (e-waste) …

JP Wu, XJ Luo, Y Zhang, Y Luo, SJ Chen, BX Mai… - Environment …, 2008 - Elsevier
Water and several wild aquatic species including Chinese mysterysnail, prawn, fish, and
water snake were collected from a reservoir surrounded by several e-waste recycling …

Derivation and application of relative potency estimates based on in vitro bioassay results

DL Villeneuve, AL Blankenship… - … and Chemistry: An …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Relative potency (REP) estimates are widely used to characterize and compare the potency
of a wide variety of samples analyzed using in vitro bioassays. Relative potency estimates …

Relative potencies of individual polychlorinated naphthalenes and halowax mixtures to induce Ah receptor-mediated responses

AL Blankenship, K Kannan, SA Villalobos… - … science & technology, 2000 - ACS Publications
Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants that are
structurally similar to other polychlorinated diaromatic hydrocarbons (PCDHs), such as …

Characterization and distribution of trace organic contaminants in sediment from Masan Bay, Korea. 1. Instrumental analysis

JS Khim, K Kannan, DL Villeneuve… - Environmental …, 1999 - ACS Publications
Masan Bay, located on the southeast coast of Korea, is a long and narrow inlet of a semi-
closed bay that receives industrial and municipal wastewaters from the cities of Masan and …

Anaemia, hypothyroidism and immune suppression associated with polychlorinated biphenyl exposure in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

LH Schwacke, ES Zolman… - … of the Royal …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), persistent chemicals widely used for industrial purposes,
have been banned in most parts of the world for decades. Owing to their bioaccumulative …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in a marine foodweb of coastal Florida

B Johnson-Restrepo, K Kannan, R Addink… - Environmental …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Nine species of marine fish, including teleost fishes, sharks, and stingrays, and two species
of marine mammals (dolphins) collected from Florida coastal waters were analyzed for …

Isotope dilution analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in transformer oil and global commercial PCB formulations by high resolution gas chromatography–high …

T Takasuga, K Senthilkumar, T Matsumura, K Shiozaki… - Chemosphere, 2006 - Elsevier
Special polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) standards (native and isotope labeled) were
analyzed by isotope dilution method using HRGC–HRMS. Multiple analysis of special PCBs …