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Polychlorinated biphenyl

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are organochlorine compounds with the formula C12H10−xClx. They were once widely used in a range of industrial and consumer electronic products including the manufacture of carbonless copy paper, as heat transfer fluids, and as dielectric and coolant fluids for electrical equipment. Some of them are highly toxic and have…

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Environmental transport and transformations

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Pollution due to PCBs

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Polychlorinated biphenyl

Nodes310
Edges309
Triples27
Avg. degree1.99
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Polychlorinated biphenyl

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related to Microbial · 9
Polychlorinated biphenyl → C-Cl, Enzymes, In, Microbial, PCB, PCBs, Shewanella, Some, The
related to Slovakia · 7
Polychlorinated biphenyl → Chemko, Comecon, Laborec, Slovakia, Strážske, The, Zemplínska
related to Pacific Ocean · 4
Polychlorinated biphenyl → Levels, Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean, Polychlorinated

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pcbs pcb monsanto contaminated water used chemical river found state production high contamination including use toxic epa soil also health

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endocrine disruptioninstance ofOther toxic effects0.80text
Westinghouse that bought PCBs from Monsantoinstance ofMonsanto faced several lawsuits over harm caused by PCBs from workers at companies0.80text
used them to build electrical equipmentinstance ofMonsanto faced several lawsuits over harm caused by PCBs from workers at companies0.80text
sodium or sodium naphthaleneinstance ofAlso effective are reductants0.80text
mercuryinstance ofhas been found to be effective for a broad range of contaminants0.80text
PCBinstance ofhas been found to be effective for a broad range of contaminants0.80text
and PAHs in terrestrial soilsinstance ofhas been found to be effective for a broad range of contaminants0.80text
Polychlorinated biphenylrelated to MicrobialThe0.60section
Polychlorinated biphenylrelated to MicrobialPCBs0.60section
Polychlorinated biphenylrelated to MicrobialSome0.60section
Polychlorinated biphenylrelated to MicrobialC-Cl0.60section
Polychlorinated biphenylrelated to MicrobialMicrobial0.60section

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