TY - JOUR
T1 - COMPARISONS OF HUMAN TISSUE LEVELS OF DIOXIN AND FURAN ISOMERS IN POTENTIALLY EXPOSED AND CONTROL PATIENTS 15 YEARS AFTER CESSATION OF 2,3,7,8-TCDD ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION.
AU - Schecter, Arnold
AU - Ryan, J. J.
AU - Gross, Michael
AU - Weerasinghe, N. C.A.
AU - Constable, John
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - It is customary to measure environmental contamination with 2,3,7,8 TCDD by the levels found in soil or soot after an incident. Recent studies have found that bioavailability of 2,3,7,8 TCDD varies considerably presumably due to different properties of the matrix to which the dioxin is bound. Therefore, measurement of dioxin levels in human tissues becomes a more useful index to evaluate bioavailability and hence potentially human toxicity, which is the ultimate concern. In addition, measurement of human tissue provides an indirect measure of persistence of dioxin in the environment including the food chain.
AB - It is customary to measure environmental contamination with 2,3,7,8 TCDD by the levels found in soil or soot after an incident. Recent studies have found that bioavailability of 2,3,7,8 TCDD varies considerably presumably due to different properties of the matrix to which the dioxin is bound. Therefore, measurement of dioxin levels in human tissues becomes a more useful index to evaluate bioavailability and hence potentially human toxicity, which is the ultimate concern. In addition, measurement of human tissue provides an indirect measure of persistence of dioxin in the environment including the food chain.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:0022563849
SN - 0270-3009
VL - 26
SP - 133
EP - 134
JO - National Meeting - American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry
JF - National Meeting - American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry
IS - 1
ER -