Those readers who have experimented with winding their own inductors will know that it’s not an easy task, and when those inductors are handling high voltages it can be especially tricky to maintain ...

The last transformer in Chicago to contain feared PCBs was removed Monday, ending a 7 1/2-year effort to replace equipment that used the toxic chemical. The transformer, which a Commonwealth Edison Co ...

RICHLAND – As many as five workers at a metal recycling yard may have been exposed to PCBs from a transformer that was not properly emptied before it was sent off the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in ...

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 ...

A transformer fire at El Encanto Heights caused some concern among neighborhood residents on Saturday, June 21, at 5:50 p.m. Due to an electrical problem in the transformer at 77 Calaveras Avenue, ...

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 ...

Transformer Decommissioning LLC has applied to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to store larger quantities of polychlorinated biphenyl ...

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 ...