Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposure – Idaho, Montana

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• Personal Author:
  Brokopp C ; Cannon B ; Dixon FR ; Gallagher ES ; Hutton H ; Mather JA ; Skinner MD ; Swanson R ; Traybosh H
• Corporate Authors:
  Bureau of Epidemiology ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  CDC is currently analyzing data from 2 surveys to determine the level of human exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) caused by a leak in an electrical transformer in a Montana meat-packing plant. Meat meal produced at the plant became contaminated in mid-June; however, the meal was used in chicken and hog feed distributed in several Northwestern states over the next 2 months. The extent of distribution of the contaminated meat meal, and of products made from the subsequently contaminated chickens and eggs, is being investigated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Environmental Exposure Food-Processing Industry Food Industry Livestock Occupational Health Polychlorinated Biphenyls Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Products Contaminated Food Exposure Assessment Exposure Levels Food Food Processing Industry Humans Meat Packing Industry PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls Slaughterhouses

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Idaho ; Montana ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  449-450
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  38
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054673
• Citation:
  MMWR 1979 Sep; 28(38):449-450
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,1′-Biphenyl, chloro derivs. (CAS RN 1336-36-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:38e9bbdc9e6e9a324b968266a7e80e4c312a2d40cd75eeb5eb4a5fd49876f838c21e7f45b264a11ec06fb1c8c7e66eef184981fdbcf709ed907ad49cd41324f5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183258/cdc_183258_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 326.86 KB ]