chemical Class
Polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN)
Chemicals in the class:
PCN-1, PCN-10, PCN-13, PCN-14, PCN-15, PCN-16, PCN-17, PCN-18, PCN-19, PCN-2, PCN-20, PCN-21, PCN-22, PCN-23, PCN-24, PCN-25, PCN-26, PCN-27, PCN-28, PCN-29, PCN-3, PCN-30, PCN-31, PCN-32, PCN-33, PCN-34, PCN-35, PCN-36, PCN-37, PCN-38, PCN-39, PCN-40, PCN-41, PCN-42, PCN-43, PCN-44, PCN-45, PCN-46, PCN-47, PCN-48, PCN-49, PCN-5, PCN-50, PCN-51, PCN-52, PCN-53, PCN-54, PCN-55, PCN-56, PCN-57, PCN-58, PCN-59, PCN-6, PCN-60, PCN-61, PCN-62, PCN-63, PCN-64, PCN-65, PCN-66, PCN-67, PCN-68, PCN-69, PCN-70, PCN-71, PCN-72, PCN-73, PCN-74, PCN-75, PCN-9
Found in these people:
Baby #1, Baby #4, Anonymous Adult 1, Kathy Fowler, U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter, Cord Blood Sample 12, Cord Blood Sample 19, Baby #5, Cord Blood Sample 11, Cord Blood Sample 14, Cord Blood Sample 17, Cord Blood Sample 18, Baby #2, Baby #3, Baby #6, Baby #7, Baby #8, Baby #9, Baby #10, Cord Blood Sample 15, Cord Blood Sample 16, Cord Blood Sample 13, Cord Blood Sample 20
Found in these locations:
Rockville, MD; Upstate New York, NY
Polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN)
Polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) has been found in 23 of the 23 people tested in EWG/Commonweal studies.
Top health concerns for Polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) (References)
health concern or target organ | weight of evidence |
Gastrointestinal (including liver) | unknown |
Toxicity Classifications (References)
classification | governing entity/references |
Gastrointestinal system toxicity - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed | Ward, E. M., Ruder, A.M., Suruda, A. (1994). Cancer mortality patterns among female and male workers employed in a cable manufacturing plant during World War II. J Occup Med 36: 7. |