Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
2,2',3,3',6,6'-hexachlorobiphenyl
CAS # 38411-22-2
Alternative Name
PCB-136
Category*
Industrial additive
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Pessah, I. N., L. G. Hansen, T. E. Albertson, C. E. Garner, T. A. Ta, Z. Do, K. H. Kim and P. W. Wong (2006). "Structure-activity relationship for noncoplanar polychlorinated biphenyl congeners toward the ryanodine receptor-Ca2+ channel complex type 1 (RyR1)." Chem Res Toxicol 19(1): 92-101.
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.