Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
2,2',4,6,6'-pentachlorobiphenyl
CAS # 56558-16-8
Alternative Name
PCB-104
Category*
Industrial additive
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Fielden MR, Chen I, Chittim B, Safe SH, Zacharewski TR. 1997. Examination of the estrogenicity of 2,4,6,2',6'-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 104), its hydroxylated metabolite 2,4,6,2',6'-pentachloro-4-biphenylol (HO-PCB 104), and a further chlorinated derivative, 2,4,6,2',4',6'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 155). Environ Health Perspect 105(11):1238-1248.
*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.