Polybrominated Biphenyls - Environmental Health Criteria 152

dc.contributor.author	World Health Organization
dc.contributor.organization	Economy Division
dc.date.accessioned	2019-08-19T18:06:07Z
dc.date.available	2019-08-19T18:06:07Z
dc.date.issued	1994
dc.description	The term polybrominated biphenyls or polybromobiphenyls (PBBs) refers to a group of halogenated hydrocarbons, formed by substituting hydrogen by bromine in biphenyl. PBBs are not known to occur as natural products. They have a molecular formula of C12 H(10-x-y)Br(x+y) where both x and y = 1 to 5. Theoretically 209 congeners are possible. Only a few have been synthesized individually and characterized. PBBs, manufactured for commercial use, consist mainly of hexa-, octa-, nona-, and abromobiphenyls, but also contain other homologues.	en
dc.format	pdf
dc.identifier.isbn	92 4 157152 7
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29467
dc.language	English
dc.page.number	581 p.
dc.rights.accessLevel	Public
dc.subject	chemical
dc.subject	environmental health
dc.subject	polychlorinated biphenyl
dc.subject	pollutant
dc.subject	toxic substance
dc.subject.sdg	SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.theme	chemistry
dc.subject.theme	chemical pollution
dc.title	Polybrominated Biphenyls - Environmental Health Criteria 152	en
dc.type	Technical report

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