Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and PCBs
A growing number of peer-reviewed, epidemiologic health studies suggest that the rising incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in recent decades may be at least partially due to incidental exposure to organochlorines such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs were widely used as dielectric and coolant fluids in transformers, capacitors, and electric motors. Due to the toxicity of PCBs and their classification as persistent organic pollutants, PCB production was banned by the U.S. Congress in 1977 and by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2001. Though they are no longer produced, PCBs do not readily break down once they have been released into the environment.
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