AVALIAÇÃO DAS NORMAS DE ENSAIO APLICADAS NA QUANTIFICAÇÃO DE PCBs EM ÓLEO ISOLANTE

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were widely used between 1940 and 1970 as an insulating fluid for transformers and capacitors. However, they are bioaccumulative and potentially carcinogenic and, according to the 2001 Stockholm Convention, must be eliminated by 2025. In Brazil, they have been gradua...

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Main Authors: Kassia dos Santos, Heloisa N. da Motta, Erick Amaral Campos, Joseane V. Gulmine, Marilda Munaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2015-05-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422015000400471&lng=en&tlng=en