The department has issued a public health warning after reports that transformer oil is being used for medicinal purposes in some communities ...

In South Africa, PCBs were commonly used by energy-intensive sectors such as mining, power generation and distribution, paper ...

EASTHAMPTON -- A recent rainstorm brought down a wooden utility pole with an old electrical transformer, releasing 15 gallons of PCB-laden oil near the Connecticut River oxbow. Eversource reported the ...

The oil is widely used as coolants in electric transformers and capacitors, hydraulic systems, and other industrial ...

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment (DFFE) has urged the public to refrain from applying transformer oil or any other electrical equipment oil to the body or for any other ...

Accra, Sept. 3, GNA - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has started a programme to eliminate transformers and capacitors that contain a chemical called Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) which ...

GREENSBURG - A Decatur County homeowner has serious questions for a power company. An old power pole snapped in two, causing a transformer to crash through the roof of Johnnie Watson's Greensburg home ...

Firefighters battle a blaze at TCI of New York in West Ghent, N.Y., on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. (Lance Wheeler / Special to the Times Union) Firefighters assemble a portable weather station to ...

PCBs are a health risk because they build up in the environment, accumulating in the tissue of fish and other aquatic animals. In addition to causing cancer, PCBs can affect brain development and ...

If you are in the habit of purchasing unknown oil for either commercial use or for daily domestic home use, this article will really open your eyes on the grave dangers. Very helpful, insightful and ...

For decades, they sat quietly inside transformers and electrical grids, doing exactly what they were designed to do: resist ...