Serum concentrations of polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Michigan PBB Registry 40 years after the PBB contamination incident [PDF]
Environment International, 2020 Widespread polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) contamination occurred in Michigan from 1973 to 1974, when PBBs were accidentally substituted for a nutritional supplement in livestock feed. People who lived in the state were exposed to PBBs via several routes
Che-Jung Chang +8 more
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Thyroid hormone levels associate with exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyls in adults exposed as children [PDF]
Environmental Health, 2019 Background Michigan residents were directly exposed to endocrine-disrupting compounds, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).
Sarah W. Curtis +12 more
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Mortality of individuals in a long-term cohort exposed to polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) [PDF]
Environmental HealthBackground This study is a long-term follow-up of individuals exposed to polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs). Widespread contamination of PBBs began in 1973 in Michigan when PBBs entered the food chain.
Metrecia L. Terrell +6 more
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Toxicity mechanisms and interactions of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenylethers [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2012 Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and brominated flame retardants, polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs), are widespread environmental contaminants as a result of anthropogenic activities and due to their persistency and resistance to degradation.
Antonijević Biljana +5 more
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The Mass Spectrometric Ortho Effect for Distinguishing the Coeluting Isomers of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and the Coeluting Isomers of Polybrominated Biphenyls: Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects [PDF]
MoleculesPolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) are persistent organic pollutants still widespread in the environment and in the food chain.
Maurizio Masci
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Carcinogenicity of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyls [PDF]
The Lancet Oncology, 2013 Carcinogenicity of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated ...
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Endometriosis among women exposed to polybrominated biphenyls. [PDF]
Ann Epidemiol, 2007 We examined the association between endometriosis and exposure to polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) among women inadvertently exposed to PBBs in 1973.
Hoffman CS +5 more
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polybrominated Biphenyls. [PDF]
IARC Monogr Eval Carcinog Risks Hum, 2016 europepmc +3 more sources
Assessing Metabolic Differences Associated with Exposure to Polybrominated Biphenyl and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Michigan PBB Registry. [PDF]
Environ Health Perspect, 2023 Hoffman SS +11 more
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Concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in blood of the Spanish population: Temporal trend [PDF]
Arhiv za farmaciju, 2021 The present article reviews the human biomonitoring studies conducted in Spain to assess exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated ...
González Neus, Domingo José L.
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