ABSTRACT
NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 7 NOV 75 ACUTE TOXIC EFFECTS OF PCBS IN HUMANS INCLUDE AN ACNELIKE SKIN ERUPTION (CHLORACNE}, PIGMENTATION OF THE SKIN AND NAILS, EXCESSIVE EYE DISCHARGE, SWELLING OF EYELIDS, AND DISTINCTIVE HAIR FOLLICLES. THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF THESE COMPOUNDS IN ANIMALS HAVE BEEN STUDIED EXTENSIVELY. THE LITERATURE REPORTS MALIGNANT, NONMALIGNANT, AND REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.
