Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Toxicity
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Course: SS3067
CE Original Date: June 1, 1990
CE Renewal Date: September 1, 2000
CE Expiration Date: September 30, 2006
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References
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Clinical
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- [AAP] American Academy of Pediatrics. 1994. Policy statement: PCBs in breast milk. Pediatrics
94:122-3.
- *[AAP] American Academy of Pediatrics. 1999. Polychlorinated biphenyls, dibenzofurans, and
dibenzodioxins. In: Etzel RA, Balk SJ, editors. Handbook of Pediatric
Environmental Health. p. 215-22.
- Chai S, Bearer CF. 1999.
A developmental approach to pediatric environmental health. Washington
(DC): Childrens Environmental Health Network; 1999.
- Jacobson L, Jacobson
SW. 1996. Intellectual impairment in children exposed to polychlorinated
biphenyls in utero. N Engl J Med 335:783-9.
- Kimbrough RD. 1987.
Human health effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated
biphenyls (PBBs). Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 27:87.
- Letz G. 1983. The toxicology
of PCBs: an overview for clinicians. West J Med 534-40.
- McKenna JP, Moskovitz
M, Cox JL. 1989. Abnormal liver function tests in asymptomatic patients.
Am Fam Physician 39(3):117-26.
- Nicholson WJ, Landrigan
PJ. 1994. Human health effects of polychlorinated biphenyls. In:
Schecter A, editor. Dioxins and health. New York: Plenum. p. 487-524.
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Epidemiology
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- Acquavella JF, Hanis
NM, Nicolich MJ, Phillips SC. 1986. Assessment of clinical, metabolic,
dietary, and occupational correlations with serum polychlorinated
biphenyl levels among employees at an electrical capacitor manufacturing
plant. J Occup Med 28(11):1177-80.
- Fein GG, Jacobson JL,
Jacobson SW, Schwartz PM, Dowler JK. 1984. Prenatal exposure to
polychlorinated biphenyls: effects on birth size and gestational
age. J Pediatr 105:315-20.
- Fischbein A, Wolff MS,
Bernstein J, Selikoff IJ. 1982. Dermatological findings in capacitor
manufacturing workers exposed to dielectric fluids containing polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs). Arch Environ Health 37(2):69-74.
- Weaver G. 1983. PCB
contamination in and around New Bedford, Mass. Environ Sci Technol
18:22A7A.
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Toxicology
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- Cogliano VJ. 1998. Assessing
the cancer risk from environmental PCBs. Environ Health Perspect
106:317-23.
- Fischbein L. 1974. Toxicology
of chlorinated biphenyls. Annu Rev Pharmacol 14:139-56.
- [IARC] International
Agency for Research on Cancer. 1987. IARC monographs on the evaluation
of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to humans. Suppl 7. Update
of IARC monographs volumes 1-42. Lyon, France: International Agency
for Research on Cancer.
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Related Documents
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- *[ATSDR] Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 2000a. Toxicological profile for polychlorinated biphenyls (update). Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services.
- [ATSDR] Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry. 2000b. ToxFAQs. Available from
URL: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/index.asp.
- *[ATSDR] Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and [EPA] US Environmental Protection Agency. 1998. Public health implications of exposure
to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services.
- *[EPA] US Environmental Protection Agency. 1992a. National Study of Chemical Residues in
Fish, volume 1. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency. EPA Report No.: EPA 823-R-92-008a.
- *[EPA] US Environmental Protection Agency. 1992b. National Study of Chemical Residues in
Fish, volume 2. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency. EPA Report No.: EPA 823-R-92-008b.
- [EPA] US Environmental
Protection Agency. 1995. Report to Congress: the effects of Great Lakes contaminants on human health. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency. EPA Report No. 905-R-95-017.
- [EPA] US Environmental Protection Agency. 1998. Drinking water criteria document for polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs). Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency. EPA Report No. ECAO-CIN-414.
- *[EPA] US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. 2001.
Current drinking water standards. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency. Available from URL: www.epa.gov/safewater/mcl.html.
- *[EPA] US Environmental Protection Agency. 2002. A guide to healthy eating of the fish you
catch. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency. EPA Report No. 823-F-02-005. Available from URL: www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/30cwafish.pdf [PDF - 287 KB].
- [NIOSH] National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 1999. NIOSH pocket guide to chemical hazards. Cincinnati (OH): National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health. Available from URL: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/.
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