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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Toxicity
Suggested Reading List

* References cited in text.

Clinical

  1. [AAP] American Academy of Pediatrics. 1994. Policy statement: PCBs in breast milk. Pediatrics 94:1223.
  2. *[AAP] American Academy of Pediatrics. 1999. Polychlorinated biphenyls, dibenzofurans, and dibenzodioxins. In: Etzel RA, Balk SJ, editors. Handbook of Pediatric Environmental Health. p. 21522.
  3. Chai S, Bearer CF. 1999. A developmental approach to pediatric environmental health. Washington (DC): Childrens Environmental Health Network; 1999.
  4. Jacobson L, Jacobson SW. 1996. Intellectual impairment in children exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls in utero. N Engl J Med 335:7839.
  5. Kimbrough RD. 1987. Human health effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs). Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 27:87.
  6. Letz G. 1983. The toxicology of PCBs: an overview for clinicians. West J Med 53440.
  7. McKenna JP, Moskovitz M, Cox JL. 1989. Abnormal liver function tests in asymptomatic patients. Am Fam Physician 39(3):11726.
  8. Nicholson WJ, Landrigan PJ. 1994. Human health effects of polychlorinated biphenyls. In: Schecter A, editor. Dioxins and health. New York: Plenum. p. 487524.

Epidemiology

  1. 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):117780.
  2. 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 105:31520.
  3. 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):6974.
  4. Weaver G. 1983. PCB contamination in and around New Bedford, Mass. Environ Sci Technol 18:22A7A.

Toxicology

  1. Cogliano VJ. 1998. Assessing the cancer risk from environmental PCBs. Environ Health Perspect 106:31723.
  2. Fischbein L. 1974. Toxicology of chlorinated biphenyls. Annu Rev Pharmacol 14:13956.
  3. [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 142. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer.

Related Documents

  1. *[ATSDR] Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 2000a. Toxicological profile for polychlorinated biphenyls (update). Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services.
  2. [ATSDR] Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 2000b. ToxFAQs. Available from URL: www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html.
  3. *[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.
  4. *[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.
  5. *[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.
  6. [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.
  7. [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.
  8. *[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. You are now leaving the Web pages of the U.S. Government.
  9. *[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. You are now leaving the Web pages of the U.S. Government.
  10. [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: www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/pgdstart.html. You are now leaving the Web pages of the U.S. Government.

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