Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
2,2',3,3',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl
CAS # 35694-04-3
Alternative Name
PCB-133
Category*
Industrial additive
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Soto AM, Sonnenschein C, Chung KL, Fernandez MF, Olea N, Serrano FO. 1995. The E-SCREEN assay as a tool to identify estrogens: An update on estrogenic environmental pollutants. Environ Health Perspect 103 (Suppl. 7):113-122.
*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.