Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (*1) were widely used in industrial and commercial products including plastics, paints, electronic equipment and insulating fluids. Their manufacture was extensively ...

Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, are toxic manmade chemicals that persist in the environment despite being banned in 1979. Exposure to PCBs, often through eating contaminated fish, can damage ...

PCBs emerge in the world of construction as an attractive and efficient tool for ensuring that caulking and other processes are long-lasting. These chemicals were particularly appealing for builders ...

SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 1, 2010 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Chemical Waste Management, Inc. more than $300,000 for failure to properly manage PCBs at its ...

Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, a class of fire-resistant industrial chemicals, were widely used in electrical transformers, oils, paints and even building materials throughout the 20th century.

A recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation revealed lax safety standards at the Fox River PCB cleanup site – the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly a half century after the U.S. banned polychlorinated biphenyls, also known as PCBs, communities around the Great Lakes are ...

Nearly a half century after the U.S. banned polychlorinated biphenyls, also known as PCBs, communities around the Great Lakes are still digging the toxic chemical out of rivers, harbors and lakes.