chemical Class

Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs)

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 #2, Baby #3, Baby #4, Baby #5, Baby #6, Baby #7, Baby #8, Baby #9, Baby #10, Anonymous Adult 1, Kathy Fowler, U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter, Cord Blood Sample 11, Cord Blood Sample 12, Cord Blood Sample 13, Cord Blood Sample 14, Cord Blood Sample 15, Cord Blood Sample 16, Cord Blood Sample 17, Cord Blood Sample 18, Cord Blood Sample 19, Cord Blood Sample 20

Found in these locations:

Rockville, MD; Upstate New York, NY

Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs)

Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) has been found in 23 of the 23 people tested in EWG/Commonweal studies.

Top health concerns for Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) (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.