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Description of the Analysis Kit
PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are bioaccumulative, carcinogenic, and endocrine-disrupting substances. Chronic exposure to low doses of these substances poses a health risk.
PCBs have been widely used as electrical insulators and flame-retardant additives in industrial facilities. They have also been used as flame-retardant additives in many consumer products.
Although banned since 1987, due to their high persistence, they are still present in our food and environment: from the depths of the Mariana Trench (-11,000 m) to the peaks of the Himalayas (8,848 m).
Because of their bioaccumulative properties, they contaminate the food chain, and concentrations increase with the size of organisms. They are lipophilic, meaning they transfer to and accumulate in fats. As a result, fatty fish (such as tuna and salmon) and fatty meats contain higher levels of PCBs.
List of Pollutants Analyzed
The PCB analysis covers the 6 indicator PCBs and the 12 dioxin-like PCBs, which are recognized as the most concerning for human health. This list is expanded to include up to 32 PCBs.
Contents of an analysis kit
Everything is included in your analysis kit:
- 1 detailed user manual
- 1 hair sample collection kit
- 1 sample collection form
- 1 prepaid return envelope (Metropolitan France only)
- 1 analysis
- 1 comprehensive, personalized, and interpreted report with details of your results
- 1 detailed user manual
- 1 hair sample collection kit
- 1 sample collection form
- 1 prepaid return envelope (Metropolitan France only)
- 1 analysis
- 1 comprehensive, personalized, and interpreted report with details of your results
How to Use the Testing Kit
Results and turnaround time
Your sample is analyzed in our laboratory, and your analysis report will be available no later than 15 business days after we receive the sample. You will receive a comprehensive and easy-to-understand report.
In the first section of your report, you’ll find a summary of your exposure to the tested PCBs presented in a table. The rest of your report contains information about PCBs and advice on how to reduce your exposure to these toxic substances.
PCB Hair
Minimum order required: 5 kits.
Test kit to measure your exposure to PCBs. These are toxic chemicals that are ubiquitous in our environment, and we are exposed to them daily through the food we eat and the air we breathe.
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