Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: THE LEGACY OF THE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs).Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of 209 chemical compounds with the molecular formula C 12 H 10-n Cl n , where 1 ≤ n ≤ 10.They were commercially produced as complex mixtures for various uses, being employed principally as dielectric fluids in capacitors and transformers.They are not easily degraded due their chemical and physical stability and tend to bioaccumulate in the organisms.After the discovery of their xenobiotic activity, restrictions were imposed for their use, as well as for their discards.Nowadays the development of recovery processes for contaminated environment urges to be done due to the extension of reached areas.
Source: Química Nova
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $330
OpenAlex ID: W1994428889