Polychlorobiphenyl
type: Entity
type: Concept
created: 2022-02-07T17:00:00
modified: 2023-05-12T15:11:47
broader: Chemical entity
definition: def 5dfd71ca
in scheme: ozcar-theia

Chemical entity
type: Concept
narrower: Polychlorobiphenyl

def 5dfd71ca
source: Polychlorinated biphenyl
value: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are highly carcinogenic chemical compounds, formerly used in industrial and consumer products, whose production was banned in the United States by the Toxic Substances Control Act in 1979 and internationally by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2001. They are organic chlorine compounds with the formula C12H10−xClx; they were once widely used in the manufacture of carbonless copy paper, as heat transfer fluids, and as dielectric and coolant fluids for electrical equipment.