BACKGROUND Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are widely distributed in the environment and may have adverse effects on the immune system. METHODS Lipid adjusted serum levels of 19 Dioxin Like (DL), 17 Non Dioxin Like (NDL) PCBs, 5 OCPs, and measures of complete blood count and routine biochemistry profile were obtained from the NHANES 2003-2004 cycle. For e...

Sertoli cell proliferation is attenuated before attaining puberty and the number is fixed in adult testes. Sertoli cells determine both testis size and daily sperm production by providing physical and metabolic support to spermatogenic cells. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) exposure disrupts functions of Sertoli cells causing infertility with decreased sperm count. On the other hand, lycopene ...

The aim of this study was to determine human prenatal and postnatal exposures to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), hydroxylated metabolites of PCBs (polychlorobiphenylols; OH-PCBs), and pentachlorophenol (PCP). The median PBDE fresh-weight concentrations in maternal and cord blood plasma and in breast milk were 24, 4.3, and 75 pg/g, respectively. The PCB ...

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been found in fish and wildlife from many parts of the world at levels which may adversely affect aquatic organisms and interfere with pesticide residue analyses (1, 2, 3, 4). The environmental occurrence, uses, and present toxicological aspects of PCBs were recently reviewed by Peakall and Lincer (5), Gustaffson (6), and Risebrough (7). PCBs have gas chrom...

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of chemicals that contain 209 individual compounds (known as congeners) with varying harmful effects. Information on specific congener toxicity is very limited. Most toxicity testing has been done on specific commercial mixtures; however, PCB mixtures found in the environment will differ in composition from the commercial mixtures because of partitio...

Electronic waste, with printed circuit boards (PCBs) at its heart, is the fastest-growing category of hazardous solid waste in world. New materials, particular biobased show great promise solving some sustainability and toxicity problems associated PCBs, although several challenges still prevent their practical application.

Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) are an integral part of any electronic equipment. The growth of e-waste as endof-life electronic equipments at an exponential rate is producing large quantities of discarded PCBs. In India, current recycling and processing of PCBs is managed almost entirely by the informal sector or the unskilled labor (95%). The crude recycling activities cause irreversible health...

Introduction Dioxin-like PCBs (IUPAC Nos. 77, 81, 105, 114, 118, 123, 126, 156, 157, 167, 169, and 189) are referred to as dioxin-related compounds and are evaluated together with PCDDs/PCDFs in terms of toxicity . In Japan, the contribution of dioxin-like PCBs to the total TEQ of human intake is comparable to that of PCDDs/PCDFs . Understanding the contributions from different PCB sources is i...

In this study, five surface water and sediment samples were collected from different points along the course of Udu River, Niger Delta, Nigeria, which near human population. Water liquid-liquid extracted with dichloromethane in a separatory funnel, while Soxhlet using mixture acetone, dichloromethane, n-hexane. Quantification polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) extracts was done gas chromatography...

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are a valuable source of raw materials for metal recycling considering that base concentration analyses have confirmed PCB powders multimetallic in nature and contain high concentrations Cu, Zn, Ni, Fe. Given minerals not renewable resources, these metals can be recycled through hydrometallurgical processes. In this study, we determined 2 M sulfuric acid, 0.55 MPa ...