Age-Specific Reference Ranges for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Based on the NHANES 2009
Revised and new reference values for some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in blood for human biomonitoring in environmental medicine.
Serum PCB levels and congener profiles among teachers in PCB-containing
schools:
a pilot study...
Environmental Health 2011
Serum PCB levels and congener profiles among US construction workers ...
Environmental Health 2007
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PCB blood analysis is expensive and should only be performed by labs that have experience testing for PCBs.
Blood analysis should test for congeners.
It is not recommended that blood tests be performed by labs such as Metpath or Quest since they do not test the full range of PCB congeners.
Contact information for PCB Blood and Serum Analysis
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
Analytical Laboratory Capability
Video: Dr Carpenter's PCB blood analysis.
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Harvard NIEHS Center for Environmental Health Organic Chemistry Lab
Dr. Bob Herrick
Harvard School of Public Health
Phone: 617- 384-8803
Fax: 617-384-8859
Email: herrick@hohp.harvard.edu
