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PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) PCBs, known to cause cancer in animals and believed to cause cancer in humans, are among the most widespread and hazardous synthetic pollutants. They comprise a group of 209 structurally similar compounds, so-called congeners . The individual congeners differ in... Read more
Superfund Superfund
Superfund Superfund is a term used for the monies available to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clean up abandoned or inactive hazardous waste sites. Such sites may involve soil and/or groundwater contamination, and are often contaminated with heavy metals, such as arsenic,... Read more
polychlorinated biphenyl polychlorinated biphenyl
polychlorinated biphenyl or PCB, any of a group of organic compounds originally widely used in industrial processes but later found to be dangerous environmental pollutants. Polychlorinated biphenyl is a fat-soluble, water-insoluble hydrocarbon containing chlorine. It is extremely stable,... Read more
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Bioaccumulation Bioaccumulation
Bioaccumulation Bioaccumulation is the accumulation of contaminants by species in concentrations that are orders of magnitude higher than in the surrounding environment. Bioaccumulation is the sum of two processes: bioconcentration and biomagnification. Bioconcentration is the direct uptake of a... Read more
Pesticides Pesticides
Pesticides Pesticides are chemicals that kill pests, and are categorized by the types of pests they kill. For example, insecticides kill insects, herbicides kill weeds, bactericides kill bacteria, fungicides kill fungi, and algicides kill algae. Approximately 90 percent of all pesticides used... Read more
water pollution water pollution
water pollution contamination of water resources by harmful wastes; see also sewerage , water supply , pollution , and environmentalism . Industrial Pollution In the United States industry is the greatest source of pollution, accounting for more than half the volume of all water pollution and... Read more
Bioremediation Bioremediation
Bioremediation Bioremediation is the use of organisms to break down and thereby detoxify dangerous chemicals in the environment. Plants and microorganisms are used as bioremediators. The technology can take advantage of a natural metabolic pathway or genetically modify an organism to have a... Read more
Infant Feeding Infant Feeding
Infant Feeding Feeding newborn babies is a fairly straightforward process, at least for the majority of mothers who are healthy and have adequate milk to nourish their young. Mothers worldwide have always breast-fed their babies. This has been considered the safest, easiest, healthiest, and least... Read more
Breast Breast
breast The human breasts are mammary glands — common to all mammals, by definition. There are differences between species in number and in structure, and also in the composition of the milk that they produce for feeding the offspring.A pair of nipples is of course common to both boys and... Read more

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Poisons From Afar Threaten Arctic Mothers, Traditions; Toxins, Coming North...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...pulled at her breast and grinned...mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs, DDT and other pesticides - - come...accumulate in human tissue...have a high lipid solubility...On a human level, ...
Dioxin-Induced changes in epididymal sperm count and...
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives ...Of the 209 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCR) congeners...significant for human health...of certain pesticides, and incineration...2007). Human exposure...foods, and breast milk (Schecter...2001). Residue levels ...

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