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Study: Chemical Banned For Decades Still In Yellow Clothing, Paper In “Worrisome” Levels

Study: Chemical Banned For Decades Still In Yellow Clothing, Paper In “Worrisome” Levels

A new, unpublished study is turning the spotlight onto a chemical that was banned in the United States 35 years ago, but is still present today in everything from yellow clothing, to yellow paper and other consumer products using yellow pigments. Researchers say traces of polychlorinated biphenyls — or PCBs — are leaching out of everyday products found around the globe. [More]