Polychlorinated biphenyls in fish and shellfish of the Chesapeake Bay

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Mar. Fish. Rev.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5235794

Eisenberg, M; Mallman, R; Tubiash, H S

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) are a class of persistent, highly stable, almost universally distributed toxic industrial chemicals with an affinity for fatty tissues of terrestrial and aquatic animals. Their use other than in closed-system electrical applications, such as transformers and capacitors, is banned in the United States. In 1976, a survey of approximately 300 samples of mollusks and finfishes from 100 stations in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries revealed no instances of PCB levels exceeding or approaching generally accepted safe levels.

• Research Organization: Maryland Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore
• OSTI ID: 5235794
• Journal Information: Mar. Fish. Rev.; (United States), Journal Name: Mar. Fish. Rev.; (United States) Vol. 42:2; ISSN MFSRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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