PCBs: Polychlorinated Biphenyls Polychlorinated biphenyls are a family of man-made chemicals that contain two hundred and nine individual compounds with varying toxicity. Many different combinations are possible. In chemical terminology, “phenyl” denotes a ring structure of six carbon atoms attached to something else; “biphenyl” results when two such rings are attached to each other. Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) is any molecule having multiple chlorine atoms attached to the carbon atoms of a biphenyl nucleus. Chlorine atoms …showed first 75 words of 1029 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1029 total…Industry and government should focus on the development of novel and cost-effective remediation and disposal techniques, as well as on scientifically improved health risk analysis to reduce the uncertainty associated with PCB exposure and health effects in humans. Bibliography Work Cited Page Internet, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, ‘Yahoo’ 1992 http://mail.odsnet.com/TRIFacts/92,html Internet, Organochlorine and Metal Pollution, ‘About’ 04/20/98 http://chemistry.about.com Wall, E. Byron, Science in Society, Wall & Emerson, Inc. Toronto, Ontario. 1989 Pages 326-329