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Dioxins and their effects on human health Dioxin Key Facts. 1  Dioxins are called persistent organic pollutants (POPs), meaning they take a long time to break down once they are in the environment. 2  Dioxins are highly toxic and can cause cancer, reproductive and developmental problems, damage to the immune system, and can interfere with hormones. Dioxins are found throughout the world in the environment and they accumulate in the food chain, mainly in the fatty tissue of animals.
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Reuse of Plastic Bottles A dioxin chemical causes cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don’t freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. [Collected via e-mail, 2004] Many are unaware of poisoning caused by re-using plastic bottles. Some of you may be in the habit of using and re-using your disposable mineral water bottles (eg. Evian, Aqua, Ice Mountain, Vita, etc), keeping them in your car or at work.
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Dioxin The WHO and the USA DHHS have determined that TCDD is a human carcinogen. Dioxin: class of aromatic 6-membered rings with 2 oxygens and 4 carbons; common name for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodiabenzo-p-dioxin, a toxic trace contaminant found in 2,4,5-T and related herbicides.
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What Are Mycotoxins: And What Are Their Effects to Human and Animal Health? Moulds that produce mycotoxins are said to be toxigenic (or incorrectly toxic moulds). According to experts, five kinds of mycotoxins are important in human and animal health: aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, fumonisins, certain trichothecenes and zearalenone. It is believed the effect of mycotoxins as a cause of human mortality is underestimated.
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- The term Dioxin is used to describe a family of compounds. with a similar chemical structure. Dioxin compounds. contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and chlorine. Dioxin is. an unwanted by-product of activities such as burning refuse, metal smelting, and producing some chemicals.
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- Backyard waste burning in old barrels. Dioxin emissions from plastic burning. The most dangerous emissions can be caused by burning plastics containing organoch-. lor-based substances like PVC. When such plastics are burned, harmful quantities of. dioxins, a group of highly toxic chemicals are emitted. Dioxins are the most toxic to the. human organisms.
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Dioxins & Furans: The Most Toxic Chemicals Known to Science Dioxins and furans are some of the most toxic chemicals known to science. A draft report released for public comment in September 1994 by the US Environmental Protection Agency clearly describes dioxin as a serious public health threat. The public health impact of dioxin may rival the impact that DDT had on public health in the 1960's.
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Unsolved Mysteries of Human Health Dioxin is a general name for a large group of chemical compounds with similar structure. These compounds are made up of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and chlorine atoms.
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Overview Overview. 1  Digitalis toxicity (DT) occurs when you take too much digitalis (also known as digoxin or digitoxin), a medication used to treat heart conditions. Signs of toxicity include nausea, vomiting, and an irregular heartbeat. 2  You might experience DT if your body cannot tolerate the medication dosage you are taking.
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Dioxins & Furans: The Most Toxic Chemicals Known to Science U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) Reports: 1  Environmental Health Risks: Information on EPA's Draft Reassessment of Dioxins (April 2002 report reaffirming that EPA's science is sound) [Read the Alliance for Safe Alternatives' Summary of the Report)]
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The Truth About Detox Diets Not only are detox diets not good for people with certain medical conditions, they could be harmful. There is no research showing they improve blood pressure or cholesterol or have a positive effect on the heart. For people with diabetes, they may be quite dangerous.
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What Is Dioxin Poisoning? Dioxin poisoning is systemic injury caused by exposure to organic compounds in the dioxin family. Over 70 chemicals, primarily the byproducts of combustion and other industrial processes, can be found in this family.
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- Since people are never exposed to only one of these groups, people exposed to PCBs are at risk of all diseases caused by dioxin, as well as those caused by non-dioxin-like PCB congeners. Everyone living in developed countries has PCBs in their bodies; sources of exposure include food and air (Carpenter 2006).
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Dioxins Context - Dioxins are mainly released by human activities such as incineration and fuel combustion. Some dioxins and some dioxin-like. PCBs are known to be harmful. In 2008, the facts presented here are still considered a valid reference.
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Fluoride: The Toxin So Dangerous - Even CDC Now Warns Against Consumption by Infants There's just no doubt that ingesting fluoride has no beneficial effect on your teeth. In fact, there's overwhelming evidence indicating that fluoride is a potent toxin that can cause a wide array of severe health problems once ingested.
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Digitalis Toxicity (Digitalis Poisoning) These symptoms include fatigue, malaise, and visual disturbances. The classic features of digoxin toxicity are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headache, dizziness, confusion, delirium, vision disturbance (blurred or yellow vision).
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5 Oral Pain Meds: What You Need to Know Vioxx is contraindicated for patients with allergies to other NSAIDs, as well as patients with kidney disease, liver problems, high blood pressure, aspirin-sensitive asthma and chronic stomach problems. Like other NSAIDs, it should also be used cautiously, if at all, with pregnant and lactating women.
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dioxin A toxic chemical found in weed killers that has been linked to the development of endometriosis. dioxin. a highly toxic and teratogenic chlorinated hydrocarbon that is a trace contaminant in the herbicide 2,4,5-T. Acute poisoning causes vomiting, abortion, anestrus. Chronic poisoning causes liver damage, especially in dogs. Congenital defects caused include cranio-facial deformity and anasarca.
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Health Effects Health Effects. 1  These numbers do not include the U.S. civilians or others who traveled through sprayed regions, Vietnamese who worked on bases where herbicides were stored and handled; or Vietnamese who were exposed after the war at “hot spots” of dioxin residue in southern Vietnam.
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- Dioxin emissions from plastic burning. The most dangerous emissions can be caused by burning plastics containing organoch-. lor-based substances like PVC. When such plastics are burned, harmful quantities of. dioxins, a group of highly toxic chemicals are emitted. Dioxins are the most toxic to the. human organisms.
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Dioxins & Furans: The Most Toxic Chemicals Known to Science The major source of dioxin in the environment comes from waste-burning incinerators of various sorts and also from backyard burn-barrels. Dioxin pollution is also affiliated with paper mills which use chlorine bleaching in their process and with the production of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) plastics and with the production of certain chlorinated chemicals (like many pesticides).
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Dioxins and their effects on human health Learn about Dioxin. Dioxin Key Facts. Dioxins are called persistent organic pollutants (POPs), meaning they take a long time to break down once they are in the environment. Dioxins are highly toxic and can cause cancer, reproductive and developmental problems, damage to the immune system, and can interfere with hormones. Dioxins are found throughout the world in the environment and they accumulate in the food chain, mainly in the fatty tissue of animals
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- Compounds like agent orange may cause cancer and heart problems, although these conditions may not be diagnosed until years after exposure. Neurological symptoms may appear years after exposure to Agent Orange. Dioxin poisoning may cause damage to the cardiovascular system.
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What is Dioxin? How to Avoid Toxin Dioxin In addition to changing your diet, here are some other strategies you can incorporate: 1  Avoid eating animal products. 2  Eat organically grown fruits and vegetables. Pesticide and herbicide residues found on non-organically grown food harbors dioxin. 3  When gardening, avoid using pesticides and herbicides that contain dioxin.
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Researcher Dispels Myth of Dioxins and Plastic Water Bottles Researcher Dispels Myth of Dioxins and Plastic Water Bottles. The Internet has been flooded with false email warnings to avoid freezing water in plastic bottles so as not to get exposed to carcinogenic dioxins. One hoax email has been erroneously attributed to Johns Hopkins University since the spring of 2004.
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- Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds are different from traditional contaminants regulated by the Department of Ecology (Ecology) because of their physical and chemical characteristics.