Polychlorinated biphenyls (containing 60 or more percent chlorine by molecular weight)

Occurrence/Use

Formerly used as coolants and lubricants in transformers, capacitors, and other electrical equipment; US manufacture banned in 1979.

Date Added

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: Currently listed

Cancer

Cancer - Listing Mechanism
State's Qualified Experts
Listed as causing : Listed as causing: Cancer
Date of Listing:

Comments

'Polychlorinated biphenyls' listed separately.