2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (dioxin TCDD)

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Epidemiology

Dioxins are chemical contaminants without commercial value.

They are formed during combustion processes:

  • waste incineration forest fires
  • trash burning
  • manufacturing processe
*Dioxin was a contaminant of the herbicide Agent Orange used as a defoliant by U.S. forces in Vietnam.

Pathology

Laboratory

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References

  1. Dioxin Research at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/dioxin.htm
  2. Geusau A et al, Severe 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) intoxication: clinical and laboratory effects Environ Health Perspect 2001, 109:865 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11564625

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