Polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and biphenyls: Inclusion in the toxicity equivalency factor concept for dioxin-like compounds

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 197-208

  van den Berg, Martin ^a   Denison, Michael S ^b   Birnbaum, Linda S ^c   DeVito, Michael J ^c   Fiedler, Heidelore ^d   Falandysz, Jerzy ^e   Rose, Martin ^f   Schrenk, Dieter ^g   Safe, Stephen ^h   Tohyama, Chiharu ⁱ   Tritscher, Angelika ^j   Tysklind, Mats ^k   Peterson, Richard E ^l  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^f FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^g University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^h TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^j WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^k UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^l UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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Author keywords

Biomarkers; Dioxin; Halogenated hydrocarbon; Persistent organic chemicals; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Regulatory policy

Indexed keywords

BROMINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; DIOXIN; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISH TOXICITY; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; RELATIVE EFFECT POTENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOXICITY; UNITED NATIONS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BIOMARKERS.; DIOXIN; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; PERSISTENT ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REGULATORY/POLICY;

ANIMALS; BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TOXICITY TESTS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84878492309     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kft070     Document Type: Article

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