1 Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, 61001, Ljubljana, P.O.B. 537, Slovenia
2 Public Health Institute of Slovenia, Trubarjeva 2, 61001, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Abstract:
In silicone rubber crosslinked with bis(2,4-dichlorobenzoyl) peroxide (DCBP) as initiator about 0.1% of DCBP is converted into polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs). The PCB content in silicone rubber determined by high resolution gas chromatography (HRGC) after its destruction by HF is around 10 mg/kg. 29 PCB congeners were detected. Instead of the expected PCB-47, lower chlorinated congeners are predominant. Some possible pathways of their origin are presented.