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Recent PCB accidents in Finland.

Author(s) -

Olli Elo,

P Vuojolahti,

Hannu Janhunen,

J Rantanen

Publication year - 1985

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.8560315

Subject(s) - polychlorinated biphenyl , environmental science , poison control , environmental health , environmental chemistry , forensic engineering , engineering , chemistry , medicine

Twenty-eight polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) accidents were recorded during a 1-year period in Finland. They comprised leaks, fires or explosions of capacitors. Some of the explosions and fires gave rise to high concentrations of PCBs in air and of PCBs and tetrachlorodibenzofurans (TCDFs), including 2,3,7,8-TCDF, on surfaces. One large explosion is described in detail, and biomedical data and findings of this case are compared with those of smaller accidents in Finland.

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