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Unraveling Sediment PCB Signatures in Disparate Data Sets for Source Allocation

PCBs are a mixture of biphenyls with 1 to 10 chlorine atoms (Figure 1). Each variation of this structure is called a congener, and there are a total of 209 congeners. Within any environmental sample ...
Nature

Environmental and occupational exposures and serum PCB concentrations and patterns among Mohawk men at Akwesasne

A study was conducted to address the question of how fish consumption, occupation, and outdoor air affected serum PCB concentrations and congener patterns among 139 Native American men living near ...
Nature

Evaluation of PCDD/F and dioxin-like PCB serum concentration data from the 2001–2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of the United States population

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are classes of structurally similar halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons. There are ...
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Detection of PCBs and their metabolites (OH-PCBs) in the fetal brain of a Japanese macaque

Hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) are metabolites of PCBs and known endocrine disruptors in humans. Of particular concern regarding this kind of effect has been the disruption of the ...