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RECORD NUMBER: 197 OF 258| Main Title | Public health implications of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the environment | ||||||||||||||||
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| Author | Kucewicz, William P. | ||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | American Council on Science and Health, | ||||||||||||||||
| Year Published | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 57401415 | ||||||||||||||||
| Subjects | Polychlorinated biphenyls--Toxicology ; Polychlorinated biphenyls--Environmental aspects | ||||||||||||||||
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| Collation | 53 p. ; 28 cm. | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes | A position paper of the American Council on Science and Health. Based on the publication by Gilbert L. Ross, M.D.: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 59 (2004) 275-291. Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Contents Notes | Executive summary.-- Introduction.-- Brief history of PCBs.-- Occupational and environmental exposure.-- Results of laboratory animal studies.-- Exposure-related effects in humans.-- Do PCBs "disrupt" endocrine systems?-- PCBs in the environment and human exposure.-- PCB concentrations in environmental compartments. PCBs in fish and other foods.-- Decline in the human body burden.-- Federal PCB-related regulations.-- What is being done to clean up PCBs?-- What is all this costing?-- Conclusion.-- References. |