PCBs
Human and Environmental Disposition and Toxicology
- 216 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Though polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been banned in the United States for more than thirty years, the toxic effects of their presence in local environments continue to be a significant public health concern. PCBs: Human and Environmental Disposition and Toxicology brings together more than fifty established specialists on PCB toxicity to discuss recent trends and specialized investigations of PCB influences on the environment and on humans. Renowned scientists including Paul S. Cooke, Takeshi Nakano, Tomas Trnovec, Deborah C. Rice, Linda S. Birnbaum, and Charles S. Wong present cutting-edge research on Hudson River PCBs, human contamination, homologue profiles, high PCB exposure in Slovakia, and PCB effects on the thyroid hormone, nutrition, and estrogen levels in humans and animals. Focusing on the detection, movement, metabolism, toxicity, remediation, and risk assessment of PCB contamination, this multi-disciplinary study is a valuable resource for regulatory agencies and scientists working with PCBs.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The Third Biannual International PCB Workshop
- 2. Trends of PCB Congener Patterns in Japanese Environmental Media, Food, Breast Milk, and Blood in View of Risk Assessment
- 3. Chiral Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Their Metabolites
- 4. The Importance of Atmospheric Interactions to PCB Cycling in the Hudson and Delaware River Estuaries
- 5. Human and Environmental Contamination with Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Anniston, Alabama
- 6. A Simple Case for Subdividing Populations Exposed to PCBs by Homologue Profile
- 7. Toxicokinetic Extrapolation of PCB Exposure in Anniston, Alabama
- 8. PCB Sources and Human Exposure in the Slovak Republic
- 9. PCB Exposure, Neurobehavioral Performance, and Hearing Impairment in Children
- 10. Effects of PCBs on Tooth Enamel Development
- 11. Environmental and Human Contamination with Persistent Organochlorine Pollutants and Development of Diabetes Mellitus
- 12. Long-Term Exposure to Polychlorinated Organic Environmental Pollutants and the Human Thyroid
- 13. Estrogenic, Antiestrogenic, and Dioxin-Like Activities in Human Male Serum Samples from Eastern Slovakia
- 14. Cross-Talk between the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor and Estrogen Receptor Signaling Pathways
- 15. Polychlorinated Biphenyls as Disruptors of Thyroid Hormone Action
- 16. Nutrition Modulates PCB Toxicity: Implications in Atherosclerosis
- 17. Developmental Neurotoxicity of PCBs in Mice: Critical Period of Brain Development and Effects of Interaction
- 18. Comparison of Potencies of Individual PCB Congeners on Behavioral Endpoints in Animal Studies
- Appendix. PCB Workshop Program
- Index