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Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Known as: PCBs, Polychlorinated biphenyl, Compounds, Polychlorobiphenyl 
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are a family of more than 200 chemical compounds (congeners) with 1 to 10 chlorine atoms attached to biphenyl and a… 
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2,2',4,6-tetrachlorobiphenyl2,2',5-trichlorobiphenyl2,2'-dichlorobiphenyl2,3,4',6-tetrachlorobiphenyl

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Environmental PollutantsHydrocarbons, Chlorinated
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Perfluorinated Compounds, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, and Organochlorine Pesticide Contamination in Composite Food Samples from Dallas, Texas, USA
Objectives The objective of this article is to extend our previous studies of persistent organic pollutant (POP) contamination of… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Aerobic degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls
The microbial degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been extensively studied in recent years. The genetic… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Passive air sampling of polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine compounds, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers across Asia.
Asia is of global importance economically, yet data on ambient persistent organic pollutant levels are still sparse for the… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Bioreductive deposition of palladium (0) nanoparticles on Shewanella oneidensis with catalytic activity towards reductive dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyls.
Microbial reduction of soluble Pd(II) by cells of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 and of an autoaggregating mutant (COAG) resulted in… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Using passive air samplers to assess urban-rural trends for persistent organic pollutants. 1. Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides.
Passive air samplers were used to investigate urban-rural differences of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls to soot and soot-like materials in the aqueous environment: mechanistic considerations.
Recent studies have shown that sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soot-water systems is exceptionally strong… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Effects of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on thyroid hormone and vitamin A levels in rats and mice
Abstract. The ability of the commercial polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) preparation Bromkal 70-5 DE to alter thyroid hormone… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Breast adipose tissue concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls and other organochlorines and breast cancer risk.
Numerous studies have examined the relationship between organochlorines and breast cancer, but the results are not consistent. In… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Organochlorine contaminants in arctic marine food chains: accumulation of specific polychlorinated biphenyls and chlordane-related compounds.
Polychlorinated biphenyl congeners (S-PCB) and chlordane-related compounds (S-CHLOR) as well as DDT, hexachlorocyclohexane… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Global Ecosystem
Polychlorinated biphenyls are widely dispersed in the global ecosystem, and are powerful inducers of hepatic enzymes which… 
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