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Polychlorobiphenyl compounds have been detected in British wildlife. In birds' livers and eggs they are often in greater quantities than organochlorine pesticide residues. Polychlorobiphenyls are known to be toxic, and their detection in wildlife raises the question of the adverse effect they may have.
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HOLMES, D., SIMMONS, J. & TATTON, J. Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in British Wildlife. Nature 216, 227–229 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216227a0
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