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PCBs

From 1900 to 1976, manufacturers used PCBs ("polychlorinated biphenyls") for lubricants, adhesives, carbonless reproducing paper, and more. Dumped into rivers years ago, PCBs still move up the food chain. Researchers estimate that it will take seven generations for PCBs to disappear from the body. Though no longer allowed for industrial use, PCBs cycle between the soil, water, and air. They are also passed on through breast milk.

"Tests exist to measure levels of PCBs in your blood, body fat, and breast milk, but these are not routinely conducted. Most people normally have low levels of PCBs in their body because nearly everyone has been environmentally exposed to PCBs." (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) [23]

"Even though PCBs are no longer commercially produced in the United States, high levels of the chemicals remain in various parts of the country, in poultry, and in fish. . . . All people in industrial countries have some PCBs in their bodies. . . . There is no predictive test to indicate if an individual will experience harmful health effects from exposure." (Ohio State University) [24]

"[The] national United States average of [of PCBs in the blood is] 0.9-1.5 ppb for people with no unusual PCB exposures. . . . Although production of PCBs was banned in the United States in 1977, PCB products are still in use in this country and elsewhere. Because of their persistence in the environment, they have been transported around the globe via wind and air currents. PCBs contaminate the bodies of every animal and human being on earth." (Coming Clean) [25]

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