Endocrine Disruption

TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors

2,2',4,4',6,6'-hexachlorobiphenyl

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CAS # 33979-03-2

Alternative Name

PCB-155

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.

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