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Finding a measurable amount of one or more of these chemicals in serum does not mean that the level of one or more of these chemicals causes an adverse health effect Biomonitoring studies of these ch. Dioxins in their purest form look like crystals or a colorless solid Most dioxins and furans are not manmade or produced intentionally but are created when other chemicals or products are made Of all of the dioxins and furans one 2378tetrachloropdib THOMAS ZOELLER AMY L S DOWLING AND ANNA A VAS Biology Department University of Massachusetts Morrill Science Center Amherst Massachusetts 01003 ABSTRACT Polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs are a class of industrial com pounds consisting of paired phenyl . Overview of the Regulations. (What are the rules?). The Current PCB Regulations 40 CFR Part 761. Section . 6(e) of the Toxic Substances Control . Act of . 1976 . (. TSCA. ). Generally bans manufacture. Marie . Sedillo. , Vanessa . Casias. , Sarah Miller and Cristina Gomez. Dioxins. Introduction. What are dioxins?. What is their importance?. What are the sources of dioxins?. How are we exposed to. Yushchenko. Ukrainian opposition presidential candidate. Among the Most Toxic Chemicals Known to Humankind. Dioxin. PCDDs. polychlorinated . dibenzo. dioxins. Dioxin levels 80 times the State of Michigan cleanup standards were found near parks and residential areas in a floodplain south of the City of Saginaw at the confluence of the . Dioxins and PCBs. What are Dioxins and PCBs?. Dioxins are . colourless. , . odourless. organic compounds . containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and chlorine. . There are . many different dioxins. , of which 17 are known to be toxic to humans. . Johan Liebens. Dept. . of Earth and . Environmental . Sciences. Carl . Mohrherr (ret.). Center . for Environmental Diagnostics and . Bioremediation. University of West Florida. Background. EPA sponsored reconnaissance . Presented by Rick Eichstaedt. March 26, 2013. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). 209 . congeners. Congeners differ . in. Abundance . Physical properties . Biological effects . Aroclors. are mixtures of congeners . Presented by Rick Eichstaedt. March 26, 2013. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). 209 . congeners. Congeners differ . in. Abundance . Physical properties . Biological effects . Aroclors. are mixtures of congeners . By Group 1: Boon . Xuan. (presenter), Mei Ying and . Fatin. Assigned Reading. Fishy Food Facts: How much fish should we eat? By . Dr. David Mortimer, the Significance, September 2007. Chloroacne. Cancer . By Group 1: Boon . Xuan. (presenter), Mei Ying and . Fatin. Assigned Reading. Fishy Food Facts: How much fish should we eat? By . Dr. David Mortimer, the Significance, September 2007. Chloroacne. Cancer . INFORMATION & SAFETY. WHAT IS . E-WASTE?. Waste from discarded electrical and electronic equipment without intent of re-use is called . E-Waste. .. EXPOSURE IN RECYCLING . OF . E-WASTE. Recycling of electronics can be a source of many toxic chemicals including: Metals, Organic chemical compounds, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).. By Sara DeLeon, Rayko Halitschke, Ralph S. Hames, Andre Kessler, Timothy J. DeVoogd, and Andre A. Dhondt. PLoS. ONE 8(9):e73471. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073471, 2013 . Presented by . Erum. . Hadi. neurotoxic. chemicals or endocrine-disrupting compounds. The non-. Aroclor. congener 3,3’-dichlorobiphenyl (PCB11) has been detected ubiquitously in air, water, biota, sediment, and suspended sediment since at least the 1970s. However, this congener was produced inadvertently during the production of current commercial yellow paint pigments, the detailed effects of this congener on .