PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:persistent_organic_pollutant gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:banned_since	1979
gptkbp:bannedIn	gptkb:European_Union gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bioaccumulate_in	fatty tissue
gptkbp:CASNumber	1336-36-3
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:cancer reproductive disorders endocrine disruption immune system suppression
gptkbp:chemicalFormula	C12H10−xClx
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Group_1_carcinogen
gptkbp:commercial_production_began	1929
gptkbp:consistsOf	biphenyl core chlorine atoms
gptkbp:degrade_by	microbial action photolysis
gptkbp:firstSynthesized	1881
gptkbp:foundIn	gptkb:industrial_equipment capacitors transformers fluorescent light ballasts old building materials
gptkbp:monitors	gptkb:EPA gptkb:WHO
gptkbp:number_of_congeners	209
gptkbp:persistent_in	environment
gptkbp:producedBy	gptkb:Monsanto
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:Stockholm_Convention
gptkbp:routeOfExposure	gptkb:food gptkb:water air skin contact
gptkbp:solubility	high in fat low in water
gptkbp:subject	environmental remediation Superfund sites
gptkbp:toxicity	gptkb:wildlife humans
gptkbp:usedFor	gptkb:moisturizer gptkb:plastic gptkb:hydraulic_fluid coolant dielectric fluid insulating fluid
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls)