title: Medical surveillance of hazardous waste site workers exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
abstract: A potential for occupational exposure to PCBs exists within the electrical utility industry, especially where PCB-containing equipment has been serviced. PCBs can also be found at hazardous waste sites, in sewage sludge, and in soot from transformer fires. The health effects, biological monitoring, and medical surveillance of PCBs are all discussed in this review.
authors.affiliation: Washington Occupational Health Associates, Inc (WOHA), Washington, DC 20036.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chase
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Shields
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls
chemical_list: D006256:Hazardous Waste; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls