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In 2013, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified dioxin-like PCBs as human carcinogens. [71] According to the U.S. EPA, PCBs have been shown to cause cancer in animals and evidence supports a cancer-causing effect in humans. [4]
Human exposure to dioxins and DLCs is a cause for public and regulatory concern. [5] Health concerns include endocrine, developmental, immune and carcinogenic effects. [ 12 ] The route of exposure is primarily through the ingestion of animal products such as meat, dairy, fish, and human breast milk. [ 12 ]
The PCBs came from the company's two capacitor manufacturing plants at Hudson Falls and Fort Edward, New York. [1] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned the manufacture of PCBs in 1979. [9] The bulk of the PCBs in the river were manufactured by Monsanto Co. under the brand names Aroclor 1242 and Aroclor 1016. [10]
(Reuters) -A Washington jury on Tuesday ordered Bayer to pay $100 million to four people who say they were sickened by toxic chemicals known as PCBs at a Seattle-area school, but found the company ...
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), derived from biphenyl, of which 12 are "dioxin-like". Under certain conditions PCBs may form dibenzofurans through partial oxidation. Polybrominated analogs of the above classes may have similar effects. "Dioxin" can also refer to 1,4-dioxin or p-dioxin, the basic chemical unit of the more complex dioxins. This ...
Nov. 13, 2023: An additional lab, SGS Galson, received samples of the air in Poe Hall. The company reported the results to NC State on Nov. 14. The results did not appear to indicate ...
The number of tiny bits of plastic found in human brains increased dramatically between 2016 and 2024, with the highest amounts found in the brains of people who had dementia.
Humans are exposed to toxic chemicals and microplastics at all stages in the plastics life cycle. Microplastics effects on human health are of growing concern and an area of research. The tiny particles known as microplastics (MPs), have been found in various environmental and biological matrices, including air, water, food, and human tissues.