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How are polychlorinated biphenyls currently being produced, despite the production ban, and do they pose a risk to the environment?

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, 2022
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group consisting of 209 congeners, differing in the number and site of substitution of chlorine atoms to the biphenyl molecule. Due to their physicochemical properties, they have found wide industry use. As a result
Gabryszewska Marta
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Exocrine pancreatic cancer and living near to waste sites containing hazardous organic chemicals, New York State, USA – an 18-year population-based study

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2022
Objectives The etiology of exocrine pancreatic cancer (EPC) remains unknown except for family history and smoking. Despite recent medical advances, rates of pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality are increasing.
Bayarmagnai Weinstein, Alan da Silva, David O. Carpenter   +2 more
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Organochlorine Pesticides and PCBs in Traditionally and Industrially Smoked Pork Meat Products from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Foods, 2020
The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of 19 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs): (hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH, β-HCH, δ−HCH), lindane, aldrin, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, trans-chlordane, cis-chlordane ...
Brankica Kartalović, Krešimir Mastanjević, Nikolina Novakov, Jelena Vranešević, Dragana Ljubojević Pelić, Leona Puljić, Kristina Habschied   +6 more
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The Kelp Gull as bioindicator of environmental chemicals in the Magellan region. A comparison with other coastal sites in Chile

Scientia Marina, 1999
During the breeding seasons 1994/5 and 1995/6 we collected Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) eggs from five locations in central to south Chile to study the contamination with mercury and organochlorine compounds.
Jacqueline Muñoz, Peter H. Becker
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Effects of Aroclor 1254 on LH and 17,20β-P secretion in female Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio Bloch) in the spawning season

Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2013
The effects of Aroclor 1254 on the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) and 17,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20β-P) in female Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio Bloch) at the time of their natural spawning were determined.
M. Socha, M. Sokołowska-Mikołajczyk, P. Szczerbik, J. Chyb, P. Epler   +4 more
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Phytoestrogens reduce the effect of polychlorinated biphenyls on the contractility of bovine myometrium in vitro

Veterinární Medicína, 2007
Proper regulation of uterine contractility, both spontaneous and oxytocin (OT)-amplified, is essential for successful fertilization and maintenance of gestation.
M. Wrobel, J. Kotwica
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PCB-Fire: Automated Classification and Fault Detection in PCB [PDF]

2020 Third International Conference on Multimedia Processing, Communication & Information Technology (MPCIT), 2020
6 Pages, 9 Figures ...
Tejas Atul Khare, Vaibhav Bahel, Anuradha C. Phadke   +2 more
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Descripción de casos registrados en el Centro Nacional de Toxicología (MSPyBS) por exposición debida a incendio de transformadores fuera de uso

Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud, 2018
En octubre de 2015 el depósito de transformadores fuera de uso de la Administración Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE) ubicado en San Lorenzo (Paraguay), sufrió un incendio de gran magnitud, con destrucción de transformadores, condensadores, y otros ...
Stella Presentado de Nuñez, Lis Kreitmayr, José Antonio Nuñez P.   +2 more
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Base-catalysed decomposition of polychlorinated biphenyls in transformer oils by mixture of sodium hydroxide, glycerol and iron [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2018
In this research, a method based on base-catalysed decomposition (BCD) was developed using sodium hydroxide and glycerol for dechlorination of transformer oils with low levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Milad Akhondi, Ali A. Dadkhah
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Effect of polychlorinated biphenyls (Aroclor-1248) on the secretory function of bovine luteal cells affected by LH, noradrenaline and high density lipoproteins

Veterinární Medicína, 2003
The corpus luteum (CL), formed from the ruptured follicle, is required for the course of normal cyclicity and the duration of pregnancy in females. The influence of a mixture of polychlorinated biphenyls - PCBs (Aroclor-1248) - on the secretory function ...
J. Mlynarczuk, R. Amarowicz, J. Kotwica
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