Chuck Harris wrote:
It's a very interesting paper, it appears to have been written mostly
to scare, and to hopefully encourage one to become an environmental activist.

However, every single point you mention above about the dangers is counter to
what is actually said in the article: it does biodegrade, it takes fairly
large exposure to cause chloroacne, or liver problems...

Did you actually read the article?

I am told that the real problem with PCBs is that they degrade into some
very hazardous things when burned. Although, of course, they don't burn
easily, which was the whole point of using them.

I used to wade knee-deep into tanks of the stuff, and slather it all over
transformer windings with bare hands. It turns out this is probably a bad
thing, but I haven't noticed any problems yet.
--scott

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