Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
2,4'-dichlorobiphenyl
CAS # 34883-43-7
Alternative Name
PCB-8
Category*
Industrial additive
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Blair RM, Fang H, Branham WS, Hass BS, Dial SL, Moland CL, Tong W, Shi L, Perkins R, Sheehan DM. 2000. The estrogen receptor relative binding affinities of 188 natural and xenochemicals: structural diversity of ligands. Toxicol Sci 54(1):138-153.
*Category References
CDPH. 1988. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). Fact Sheet.
UNEP. 1999. Guidlines for the Identification of PCBs and Materials Containing PCBs.
US EPA. 2012. Aroclor and other PCB mixtures.