ArticleThe Science of the total environment2020
Human health risks due to airborne polychlorinated biphenyls are highest in New Bedford Harbor communities living closest to the harbor.
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- Twenty-Five Years of Research and Monitoring Using PUF Disk Passive Air Samplers.Environmental science & technology · 2026Review
- A Scoping Review of Neurotoxic and Behavioral Outcomes Following Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Exposure in Post-Weaned Rodents.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Paraburkholderia Xenovorans Strain LB400 Significantly Decreased Volatilization of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from Freshwater and Saline Sediments.ACS ES&T water · 2025Article
- Development of a Novel PCB-Degrading Biofilm Enriched Biochar Encapsulated with Sol-Gel: A Protective Layer to Sustain Biodegradation Activity.ACS ES&T engineering · 2025Article
- Exposure to PCB52 (2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl) blunts induction of the gene for uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) in white adipose.Environmental toxicology and pharmacology · 2025Article
- Aerobic Bioaugmentation to Decrease Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Emissions from Contaminated Sediments to Air.Environmental science & technology · 2022Article
- A nested case-control study of serum polychlorinated biphenyls and papillary thyroid cancer risk among U.S. military service members.Environmental research · 2022Article
- Environmental Chemicals: Integrative Approach to Human Biomonitoring and Health Effects.Toxics · 2022Article
- Developmental polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) exposure alters voiding physiology in young adult male and female mice.American journal of clinical and experimental urology · 2022Article
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- Comprehensive Subchronic Inhalation Toxicity Assessment of an Indoor School Air Mixture of PCBs.Environmental science & technology · 2020Article
- Evidence Implicating Non-Dioxin-Like Congeners as the Key Mediators of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Developmental Neurotoxicity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
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Abstract
In response to concerns raised by communities surrounding the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site, we completed a field and modeling study that concluded the harbor is the primary source of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in air around the harbor. The follow-up question from residents was whether the PCBs measured in air pose a risk to their health. The US Environmental Protection Agency focuses their site-specific, risk-based decisions for site clean-up on cancers. We focused our assessment on the non-cancer effects on the thyroid based on the congener specific patterns and concentrations of PCBs measured in air near and distant to the harbor. Human and animal studies of PCB-induced effects on the thyroid provide evidence to support our analysis. Drawing from the published toxicological data, we used a Margin of Exposure (MOE) approach to derive a human-equivalent concentration in air associated with human health effects on the thyroid. Based on the MOEs calculated herein, evaluation of the MOE indicates that changes in thyroid hormone levels are possible among people living adjacent to the Harbor. Changes in thyroid hormone levels are more likely among people who live near the harbor compared to residents living in areas distant from the harbor. This risk assessment documents potential health risks associated with proximity to a marine Superfund Site using site-specific ambient air PCB congener data.
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