POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

Domain	Definition
Health	Industrial products consisting of a mixture of chlorinated biphenyl congeners and isomers. These compounds are highly lipophilic and tend to accumulate in fat stores of animals. Many of these compounds are considered toxic and potential environmental pollutants. (references)
Hydrologic	A group of synthetic, toxic industrial chemical compounds once used in making paint and electrical transformers, which are chemically inert and not biodegradable. PCBs were frequently found in industrial wastes, and subsequently found their way into surface and ground waters. As a result of their persistence, they tend to accumulate in the environment. In terms of streams and rivers, PCBs are drawn to sediment, to which they attach and can remain virtually indefinitely. Although virtually banned in 1979 with the passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act, they continue to appear in the flesh of fish and other animals. (PCBs). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

Domain	Title
Books	Literature Update on Potential Health Effects from Exposures to Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Related Chlorinated Heterocycles (reference) National inventory of fluids containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (reference) PCBs, question and answer guide concerning polychlorinated biphenyls (reference) Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) in municipal wastewaters : an assessment of the problem in the Canadian lower Great Lakes (reference) The Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Open Ocean Waters (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Technical Series, No 26) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		The principal hazardous waste streams that have been identified are agricultural chemical wastes, pesticides and veterinary medicines, primary and secondary batteries, clinical waste, waste oil products, ozone depleting substances, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and asbestos. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Modern Translation: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

Language		Translations for "POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Dutch		polychloorbifenylen, gepolychloreerde bifenylen. (various references)

French		polychlorobiphényles, diphényles polychlorés. (various references)

German		polychlorierte Biphenyle. (various references)

Pig Latin		olychlorinatedpay iphenylsbay

Spanish		policlorodifenilos (pcb), pcbi (pcb), bifenilos policlorados. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Expression	Frequency per Day
polychlorinated biphenyls	44
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

Specialty Definition: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

Health

Hydrologic

Synonyms: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

Crosswords: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

Commercial Usage: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

Books

Non-Fiction Usage: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

Business

Frequency of Internet Keywords: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

polychlorinated biphenyls

Modern Translation: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

Dutch

French

German

Pig Latin

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