| Main Title |
Half-Life of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Occupationally Exposed Workers. |
| Author |
Phillips, D. L. ;
Smith, A. B. ;
Burse, V. W. ;
Steele, G. K. ;
Needham., L. L. ;
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| CORP Author |
Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR. ;Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA. Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control. ;Indiana State Board of Health, Indianapolis. ;National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies. |
| Publisher |
c1989 |
| Year Published |
1989 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-89/416; |
| Stock Number |
PB90-245788 |
| Additional Subjects |
Half life ;
Metabolism ;
Blood ;
Reprints ;
Occupational exposure ;
Polychlorobiphenyl compounds ;
Aroclors ;
Enzyme induction ;
Environmental exposure pathways ;
Pharmacokinetics
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB90-245788 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
6p |
| Abstract |
In 1977 and 1985, serum polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations were determined for 58 workers in a Bloomington, Indiana, factory that used PCBs in capacitor manufacture until 1977. Less chlorinated PCBs were quantitated as Aroclor 1242, and more highly chlorinated PCBsw were quantitated as Aroclor 1254. The median half-life was 2.6 y for Aroclor 1242 and 4.8 y for Aroclor 1254. However, the half-life varied inversely with the initial serum concentration. This pattern may be a result of continued low-level exposure, variation in the time of exposure, or enzyme induction by PCBs. |
