polychlorinated

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• Many environments suffer long-term contamination because of polychlorinated chemicals like PCBs.

• They are alkylated lead compounds, polycyclic organic matter, hexachlorobenzene, mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins, and 2,3,7,

  Academic text (2001)

• And most of us have heard that farm raised fish is much worse than wild caught fish because it has PCB's which are polychlorinated by fennels.

  Shawn Ryan Show

• The agency said that General Electric Corp. had dumped polychlorinated biphenyls in the river for more than 35 years prior to the banning of the chemical in 1977.

  Academic text (2001)

• Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. was alarmed when a transformer failure on Staten Island last September released polychlorinated biphenyls.

  Academic text (2000)

• Researchers have long debated the adverse effects of exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on children versus the benefits of breastfeeding.

  Academic text (2010)

• In 1987, the DOE reported that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), heavy metals, and radioactive substances were present in groundwater samples beneath Y-12.

  Academic text (1990)

• Winneke G. 2011. Developmental aspects of environmental neurotoxicology: lessons from lead and polychlorinated biphenyls. J Neurol Sci 308(1-2):9-15.

  Academic text (2014)

• The factory was heavily polluted due to the release of polychlorinated compounds into the river.

• Researchers studied the effects of polychlorinated substances on wildlife in contaminated areas.

How Chlorinated

polychlorinated

• Specialized

1 8.8

unchlorinated

1 5.3

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