1 THE . . Environmental Research Foundation . . P.O. Box 5036, Annapolis, MD 21403 . .
Subscriptions are free.
To subscribe, E-mail the words . . Monsanto then licensed others to make PCBs and the product took off. PCBs conduct heat very well, but do not conduct electricity, and they do not burn easily. As electricity came into widespread use during the first half of this century, equipment suppliers like GE and Westinghouse became major users of PCBs. Many of the characteristics that make PCBs ideal in industrial applications create problems in the environment.