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Polychlorinated and Polybrominated Biphenyls: Iarc Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans - Couverture souple

IARC Working Group On The Evaluation Of The Carcinogenic Risk Of Chemicals To Humans

 
9789283201458: Polychlorinated and Polybrominated Biphenyls: Iarc Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans
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ISBN 10 : 9283201450 ISBN 13 : 9789283201458
Editeur : IARC, 2016

Synopsis

This volume of the IARC Monographs provides evaluations of the carcinogenicity of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyls.

Polychlorinated biphenyls are a class of aromatic compounds comprising 209 congeners, each containing 1 to 10 chlorine atoms attached to a biphenyl nucleus. Technical products, which were manufactured to obtain a certain degree of chlorination, are mixtures of numerous congeners. These products were widely used as dielectric fluid in capacitors and transformers, and to a lesser extent in building materials. Although their production and use has been banned in most countries, these compounds are ubiquitous environmental pollutants, including in polar regions and the deep ocean, because they are persistent and bioaccumulate. Worldwide monitoring programs have shown that polychlorinated biphenyls are present in most samples of human milk. An IARC Monographs Working Group reviewed epidemiological evidence, animal bioassays, and mechanistic and other relevant data to reach conclusions as to the carcinogenic hazard to humans of polychlorinated biphenyls, of the subclass of dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls, and of polybrominated biphenyls.

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À propos de l'auteur

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization. IARC's mission is to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control. The Agency is involved in both epidemiological and laboratory research and disseminates scientific information through publications, meetings, courses, and fellowships.

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Éditeur
IARC
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9283201450
ISBN 13 
9789283201458
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
507
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