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Published on: August 29, 2014
Potential reproductive and postnatal morbidity from exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls: epidemiologic
Abstract:
There is both laboratory and epidemiologic evidence that PCBs are toxic to several phases of reproduction. Workplace exposure is an important but small part of the exposure to these compounds, since most of the population has detectable levels in blood or fat. Studies in the general population on PCBs and reproduction have not been done. Some studies in workers are under way, and in epidemic PCB poisonings, small babies with a distinct clinical syndrome are seen. We review some of the laboratory and epidemiologic data and the methods available for study of reproduction in humans; study of any highly exposed group should be done and studies of spontaneous abortion, birth weight and certain congenital anomalies should look for an effect of PCBs.
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