Polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and polychlorodibenzofuran concentrations in human fat samples in a village after pollution of drinking water with chlorophenols.
Polychorodibenzo-p-dioxin and polychlorodibenzofuran (PCDD/F) and polychlorobiphenyl (PCB) concentrations were analyzed in fat samples of seven people from a village where the population had been exposed to chlorophenols for over twenty years, and in seven matched controls. There was only a minor difference in both PCDD/F and PCB concentrations which seemed to reflect the general difference in background pollution between the locations. We found nothing which could be construed as evidence of elevated levels of PCDD/Fs due to the chlorophenol exposure. Hence any detrimental health effects must be considered as being due to chlorophenols rather than PCDD/F impurities.
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National Public Health Institute, Division of Environmental Health, Kuopio, Finland.
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000737:chemistry*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000032:analysis*; D002733:Chlorophenols / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D011108:Polymers / Q000032:analysis*; D011786:Quality Control; D012016:Reference Values; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D001572:Benzofurans; D002733:Chlorophenols; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D011108:Polymers; C016068:polychlorodibenzofuran; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls