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

Epidemiology: Dioxins are chemical contaminants without commercial value. They are formed during combustion processes: - waste incineration forest fires - trash burning - manufacturing processe - herbicide manufacture* - paper manufacture *Dioxin was a contaminant of the herbicide Agent Orange used as a defoliant by U.S. forces in Vietnam. Pathology: - see dioxin poisoning Laboratory: - dioxin in air - dioxin in water - dioxin in serum/plasma

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agent orange dioxin poisoning

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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: 11564625