Environmental contamination and human exposure of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in China: A review

M Zhu, Y Yuan, H Yin, Z Guo, X Wei, X Qi, H Liu… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), together with 11 other organic compounds, were initially
listed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) by the Stockholm Convention because of their …

Metabolism and metabolites of polychlorinated biphenyls

FA Grimm, D Hu, I Kania-Korwel… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The metabolism of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is complex and has an impact on
toxicity, and thereby on the assessment of PCB risks. A large number of reactive and stable …

Evidence implicating non-dioxin-like congeners as the key mediators of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) developmental neurotoxicity

C Klocke, PJ Lein - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Despite being banned from production for decades, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
continue to pose a significant risk to human health. This is due to not only the continued …

Inhalation and dietary exposure to PCBs in urban and rural cohorts via congener-specific measurements

MD Ampleman, A Martinez, J DeWall… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of 209 persistent organic pollutants, whose
documented carcinogenic, neurological, and respiratory toxicities are expansive and …

Polychlorinated biphenyls: New evidence from the last decade

O Faroon, P Ruiz - Toxicology and industrial health, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Millions of pounds of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) compounds have been produced in
multiple countries for industrial applications over the last several decades. PCB exposure …

Airborne PCBs and OH-PCBs inside and outside urban and rural US schools

RF Marek, PS Thorne, NJ Herkert… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
PCBs appear in school air because many school buildings were built when PCBs were still
intentionally added to building materials and because PCBs are also present through …

DNA methylation: a mechanism linking environmental chemical exposures to risk of autism spectrum disorders?

KP Keil, PJ Lein - Environmental epigenetics, 2016 - academic.oup.com
There is now compelling evidence that gene by environment interactions are important in
the etiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). However, the mechanisms by which …

Unintentionally produced polychlorinated biphenyls in pigments: An updated review on their formation, emission sources, contamination status, and toxic effects

HQ Anh, I Watanabe, TB Minh, S Takahashi - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The formation, emission, environmental occurrence, and potential adverse effects of
unintentionally produced polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in pigments are reviewed …

Astrocyte mitochondria are a sensitive target of PCB52 and its human-relevant metabolites

N Paranjape, S Strack, HJ Lehmler… - ACS chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are industrial chemicals that are ubiquitously found in the
environment. Exposure to these compounds has been associated with neurotoxic outcomes; …

Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography in environmental analysis

AM Muscalu, T Górecki - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC× GC) offers increased peak
capacity and selectivity relative to conventional one dimensional separations. The analysis …