A wire reclamation incinerator as a source of environmental contamination with tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins and tetrachlorodibenzofurans.
The authors investigated an outbreaks of unusual illnesses in humans and horses residing within 1.3 km of a wire reclamation incinerator. The study included site visits; medical and veterinary examinations; analyses of furnace ash, fly ash, soil, and biologic samples for air residues. Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (TCDDs) and tetrachlorodibenzofurans (TCDFs) were discovered in furnace ash, fly ash, soil, horse fat, and horse liver samples.
D000328:Adult; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology; D004244:Dizziness / Q000139:chemically induced; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D012906:Smoke / Q000032:analysis; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis; D014481:United States; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency
D000393:Air Pollutants; D001572:Benzofurans; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D012906:Smoke; D012987:Soil; C014211:2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran