The Lancet Oncology, Volume 14, Issue 4
, Pages 287 - 288, April 2013
doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70104-9Cite or Link Using DOI
Carcinogenicity of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyls
In February 2013, 26 experts from 12 countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France, to reassess the carcinogenicity of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs). These assessments will be published as volume 107 of the IARC Monographs. 1
PCBs are a class of aromatic compounds comprising 209 congeners, each containing one to ten chlorine atoms attached to a biphenyl nucleus. Technical PCB products, which were manufactured to obtain ...
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