Endocrine Disruption

TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors

2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorobiphenyl

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CAS # 18259-05-7

Alternative Name

PCB-116

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.

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