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Research by Topic: PCB
An old exposure, PCB, shows ties to autism
Published August 29, 2016PCB’s, or Polychlorinated biphenyls is a group of over 200 different manufactured chemicals which stopped being used decades ago. However, they don’t break down and widespread pollution of these chemicals means that they are still all over the environment and we continue to be exposed to them. This week, Dr. Kristen Lyall from Drexel University showed […]
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