Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
2,3,3',4,4',5-hexachlorobiphenyl
CAS # 38380-08-4
Alternative Name
PCB-156
Category*
Industrial additive
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Krishnan V, Safe S. 1993. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) as antiestrogens in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells: quantitative structure-activity relationships. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 120(1):55-61.
Van Birgelen APJM, Smit EA, Kampen IM, Groeneveld CN, Fase KM, Van der Kolk J, Poiger H, Van den Berg M, Koeman JH, Brouwer A. 1995. Subchronic effects of 2,3,7,8-TCDD or PCBs on thyroid hormone metabolism - Use in risk assessment. European Journal of Pharmacology - Environmental Toxicology & Pharmacology Section 293(1):77-85.
*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.