Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): environmental impact, biochemical and toxic responses, and implications for risk assessment

SH Safe - Critical reviews in toxicology, 1994 - Taylor & Francis
Commercial polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and environmental extracts contain complex
mixtures of congeners that can be unequivocally identified and quantitated. Some PCB …

Effects of PCB exposure on neuropsychological function in children.

SL Schantz, JJ Widholm, DC Rice - Environmental health …, 2003 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
In the last decade advances in the analytic methods for quantification of polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) have resulted in widespread availability of congener-specific analysis …

A proposed framework for developing indicators of ecosystem health

J Cairns, PV McCormick, BR Niederlehner - Hydrobiologia, 1993 - Springer
Considerations involved in developing a suite of indicators to monitor regional
environmental health, similar in conception to management use of 'leading economic …

Toxicology, structure-function relationship, and human and environmental health impacts of polychlorinated biphenyls: progress and problems.

S Safe - Environmental health perspectives, 1993 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are industrial compounds that have been detected as
contaminants in almost every component of the global ecosystem including the air, water …

[图书][B] Chemically induced birth defects

J Schardein - 2000 - taylorfrancis.com
This thoroughly revised and updated reference addresses the drugs and chemicals causing
malformations and congenital anomalies in the human fetus-comprehensively reviewing …

Effects of in utero exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and related contaminants on cognitive functioning in young children

JL Jacobson, SW Jacobson, HEB Humphrey - The Journal of pediatrics, 1990 - Elsevier
Because prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and related contaminants
has been associated with reduced birth weight, neonatal behavioral anomalies, and poorer …

Characterization of potential endocrine-related health effects at low-dose levels of exposure to PCBs.

A Brouwer, MP Longnecker, LS Birnbaum… - Environmental …, 1999 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
This article addresses issues related to the characterization of endocrine-related health
effects resulting from low-level exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). It is not …

Controlling persistent organic pollutants–what next?

HW Vallack, DJ Bakker, I Brandt… - Environmental …, 1998 - Elsevier
Within the context of current international initiatives on the control of persistent organic
pollutants (POPs), an overview is given of the scientific knowledge relating to POP sources …

[图书][B] The precautionary principle in the 20th century: Late lessons from early warnings

P Harremoes, D Gee, M MacGarvin, A Stirling, J Keys… - 2013 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The precautionary principle is widely seen as fundamental to successful policies for
sustainability. It has been cited in international courts and trade disputes between the USA …

The public health implications of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the environment

G Ross - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2004 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were widely used in various industrial applications.
Research confirmed that some PCB congeners degrade slowly in the environment and can …