Talk:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Merge
Merge: agree. Main article title should be Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). 142.157.69.79 04:07, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree for the merge too.--24.36.250.173 22:48, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

That "casting agents" link is unintentionally hilarious (points to casting agent).

I agree that the articles should be merged but suggest that Polychlorinated biphenyl be the article that this one is merged into. It is customary for wikipedia articles to be in the singular if possible, and the parenthetical acronym is unnecessary. delldot | talk 23:51, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

I concur with delldot - main article title should be Polychlorinated biphenyl. In any case, the article on Polychlorniated biphenyl is far more comprehensive, although it (sigh) needs editing. Jed 05:45, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, Please. These are clearly about the same subject, and it would save me time from flipping back and forth. Can you do it soon?

I think the two articles should be merged. I think the main article should be PolyChlorinated Biphenyls, as it refers to a group of related compounds, and not a single chemical, therefore to refer to the chemicals in a singular sense would be inaccurate. I think it should also include the acronym, ie. PolyChlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's). --Minotaur500 12:49, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

I think this section needs clarifying "Combustion of disused railway sleepers to cremate infected livestock during the 2005 foot and mouth outbreak evaporated large quantities of PCBs both from the sleepers and from the animals fatty tissues. Some PCBs were oxidised in the fires to PCDFs (polychlorinated dibenzofurans), such as dioxins, creating a local health problem." It is not referenced. Can any Wikipedians confirm this information ? Also, the UK Foot and Mouth epidemic was in 2001, not in 2005.--Minotaur500 12:59, 12 April 2007 (UTC)