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Polybrominated Biphenyls

Known as: ppb, Polybromobiphenyls, PBBs 
A mixture of synthetic solids, containing three or more bromine atoms, that is virtually insoluble in water but is soluble in fat and various organic… 
National Institutes of Health

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1987
1987
Routine determination of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in human milk using capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
The analysis of human milk for residues of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides is a laborious and expensive… 
1984
1984
Detection of organophosphorous pesticides with an immobilized cholinesterase electrode.
A simple and reliable method based on cholinesterase inhibition is proposed to detect organophosphate pesticides in water. The… 
1984
1984
Stunted growth, increased mortality, and liver tumors in offspring of polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) dosed sherman rats.
Firemaster FF-1, a polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) mixture, was dissolved in corn oil and given as a dose of 200 mg/kg body weight… 
1983
1983
Teratogenic Risk Assessment
The immediate and long-term impact of the vast number of chemicals in the environment on the health of the populace are matters… 
1980
1980
Inhibition of N-2-fluorenylacetamide-induced mammary tumorigenesis in rats by dietary polybrominated biphenyls.
Female SD rats were maintained for approximately 1 year on diets containing 300 ppm N-2-fluorenylacetamide (2-FAA), 50 ppm… 
1980
1980
Comparison of two cleanup procedures (Mills, Onley, Gaithervs automated gel permeation) for residues of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in human adipose tissue
1979
1979
Polychlorinated biphenyls and other organic chemical residues in fish from major watersheds of the United States, 1976.
Composite samples of fish were collected from major United States watersheds in 1976 and analyzed for PCBs and related organic… 
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1978
Highly Cited
1978
Final Report of the Subcommittee on Health Effects of Pcbs and Pbbs: Animal toxicology
1977
1977
Stimulation of hepatic microsomal metabolism in mice by a mixture of polybrominated biphenyls.
The pattern of stimulation of hepatic microsomal mixed function oxidases has been studied in female NMRI mice following a single… 
1972
1972
Improved gas chromatographic method for the determination of sulfur compounds at the PPB level in air.