Activists say that each potentially contains in its structure hundreds of kilograms of polychlorinated biphenyl compounds (PCBs)-- which accumulate in sea animals and may be neurotoxic — as well as asbestos and heavy metals. (newscientist.com)
Probably the last place anyone would want to find airborne polychlorinated biphenyl compounds (PCBs) is in the kitchen, yet that's exactly where scientists detected their presence, according to a new report in ACS» journal Environmental Science & Technology. (sciencedaily.com)