Chlorinated dioxins and dibenzofurans in human tissue from general populations: a selective review.
During the past decade a considerable amount of data has been generated concerning polychlorinated dibenzodioxin (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF) levels in humans from many geographical locations. To organize these data in a useful fashion for environmental purposes and for consideration of human toxicity, selected portions of our data are presented in a somewhat atypical fashion, by percentage contribution of individual congeners to total PCDD/Fs in human tissue, and to the total dioxin equivalents (TEq). This is done to better characterize congener contributions from environmental contamination in various geographical regions at this time and health-related levels. To present the findings in a global perspective, data from widely different locations are presented including the United States, Germany, Vietnam, the former Soviet Union, Thailand, Cambodia, China, South Africa, and Guam.
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Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, State University of New York-Health Science Center/Syracuse, Binghamton 13903.
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000737:chemistry*; D000328:Adult; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood
D001572:Benzofurans; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; C023614:dibenzofuran