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polychlorinated biphenyl
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biphenyl /bi·phen·yl/ (-fen´il) diphenyl.
polychlorinated biphenyl  (PCB) any of a group of chlorinated derivatives of biphenyl, used as heat-transfer agents and electrical insulators; they are toxic, carcinogenic, and non-biodegradable.
pol·y·chlo·rin·at·ed biphenyl (pl-klôr-ntd)
n.
PCB


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2000), we also estimated the blubber PCB concentrations based on the commercial formulation Aroclor 1254.
The risk of infection from polychlorinated biphenyl exposure in the ... by Jepson, Paul D. / Environmental Health Perspectives
This suite of Aroclor transformer oil SRMs consists of individual Aroclors in the same transformer oil that was used to prepare RM 8504 and is intended for use in the determination of PCBs in oil.
Preparation of reference material 8504, transformer oil by Wise, Stephen A. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
The effect of aroclor 1254 (PCB) on the physiology of reproduction in the female rat--I.
Prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and postnatal growth: ... by Factor-Litvak, Pam / Environmental Health Perspectives
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