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Monsanto becomes lead producer of polychlorinated biphenyls.

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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are used in manufacturing many commercial and industrial goods. In the 1970s, they will be banned due to implications that they cause reproductive, developmental, and immune system disorders.