| dc.contributor | Economy Division | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | World Health Organization | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | International Labour Organisation | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Global | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-19T18:06:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-08-19T18:06:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1994 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 92 4 157152 7 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/29467 | |
| 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_US |
| dc.format | Text | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.rights | Public | en_US |
| dc.subject | chemical | en_US |
| dc.subject | environmental health | en_US |
| dc.subject | polychlorinated biphenyl | en_US |
| dc.subject | pollutant | en_US |
| dc.subject | toxic substance | en_US |
| dc.title | Polybrominated Biphenyls - Environmental Health Criteria 152 | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en_US |
| wd.topics | Chemicals and Pollution Action | en_US |
| wd.identifier.pagesnumber | 581 pages | en_US |
