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20452025

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate the significance of building sealants as a remaining source of PCBs to the environment a combined measurement campaign and GIS-based stock estimation were undertaken for Toronto, Canada. This showed that 14% of buildings measured had detectable quantities of PCBs present in sealants, with concentrations from 0.57 mg/g to 82 mg/g (n=95). We then constructed a GIS-based database of remaining PCB-containing sealants in Toronto. This showed that there is an estimated 13 t still present in the city. Mass balance calculations showed that up to 9% had been lost via volatilization alone. This potentially has important implications for both human exposure and the continued presence of PCBs in the environment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1873-6750
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
506-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Continuing sources of PCBs: the significance of building sealants.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Geography, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. matthewrobson@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't