PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) ________

question 39

Multiple Choice

PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) ________.

• A) were in greatest use in the early 1960s
• B) are no longer manufactured or used in the U.S
• C) are still entering the environment from previous use
• D) remain in the sediments for unknown periods of time
• E) All of these are correct.

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