PCBs, the infamous chemicals harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs and other waste can leak toxins when improperly stored © ingimage

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

Burning waste containing PCBs in unprotected settings releases toxic dioxins in the atmosphere © ingimage

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

Pre-1978 electric transformers contain high levels of PCBs © ingimage

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

Toxic PCBs in seal blubber endanger their health © ingimage

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

Orca whales highly contaminated with PCBs in Puget Sound, USA © ingimage

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCB residues are still released into waterways by some chemical plants © Corepics/ingimage

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

Polluted river waters endanger aquatic life © ingimage

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

Stormwater runoff pipes carry PCBs and other toxins to the ocean © Henrik Lehnerer/ingimage

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

PCBs, the infamous chemicals that keep harming the environment

23 february 2016,

by Editorial staff