PCBs in humans: What we know and what we don't know
Conference
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OSTI ID:5477956
PCBs are found in the adipose tissue of humans through environmental, dietary, and occupational exposure. Measurement of PCB concentrations in human adipose, blood, and other tissues has begun to give a picture of the human body burden. Total aggregate PCB concentrations are of some use, but the fingerprint chromatograms from the individual congeners tell much more about the exposure (e.g., which Aroclor is involved), uptake, and metabolism of PCBs.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/ER
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 5477956
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8910275-1; ON: DE90001912
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ANIMALS
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ADIPOSE TISSUE
ALDRIN
ANIMAL TISSUES
ANIMALS
AROMATICS
BIOASSAY
BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
BODY
BODY BURDEN
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
CONTAMINATION
DATA
EVALUATION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
INFORMATION
INSECTICIDES
KINETICS
LIPIDS
MAMMALS
MAN
NUMERICAL DATA
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDES
PRIMATES
REACTION KINETICS
TISSUES
VERTEBRATES