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Summary of Blood Studies on Occupants
of PCB-containing Buildings

 
  ... Dr. Bob Herrick, November, 2005 Harvard School of Public Health

Revised and new reference values for some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in blood for human biomonitoring in environmental medicine.

Age-specific Reference Ranges for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Based on the NHANES 2001–2002 Survey NHANES 2007

 

Interested in having blood analyzed for PCBs

For blood analysis, please contact

Dr David Carpenter

Institute for Health & the Environment
University at Albany, SUNY
5 University Place, A217
Rensselaer NY 12144
Tel: (518) 525-2660
Fax: (518) 525-2665
Email: Carpent@uamail.albany.edu

Dr. Carpenter's Resume

Please see click here to view Dr Carpenter's video of PCB blood analysis.

or

Dr. Bob Herrick

Harvard School of Public Health
Phone: 617- 384-8803
Fax: 617-384-8859
Email: herrick@hohp.harvard.edu

Please be aware that PCB blood analysis is expensive, and should only be performed by labs that have experience in testing for PCBs. Blood analysis should test for congeners.

*Do not get blood tested by labs such as Metpath or Quest.

 

 

 

 

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