These plastics contain chemicals such as DDT???s, (a colorless, crystalline, tasteless and almost odorless organochloride known for its insecticidal properties) PCB???s, (a persistent organic pollutant, PCB production was banned by the United States Congress in 1979) and PAH???s, (potent atmospheric pollutants identified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic) in deadly quantities.