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PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls)
Health Impacts PCBs
PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) concentrate in the food web and bioaccumulate in the fatty tissue of fish, wildlife and people. Virtually everyone has PCBs in their bodies. High levels of human exposure are primarily through contaminated fish consumption and maternal transfer. Studies have shown chronic, low-level prenatal exposure to PCBs was associated with neurobehavioral deficits in infants whose mothers consumed contaminated Lake Michigan fish. Chronic low level PCB exposures can cause liver damage, reproductive abnormalities, birth defects, immune suppression, neurological and endocrine system disorders, retarded infant development, and stunted intellectual function. The International Agency for Research on Cancer ranks PCBs as a probable human carcinogen. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has determined that PCBs may reasonably be anticipated to be carcinogens.

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