A sensitivity analysis using alternative toxic equivalency factors to estimate U.S. dietary exposures to dioxin-like compounds

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 278-284

  Parvez, Shahid ^a,c   Evans, Amanda M ^a   Lorber, Matthew ^b   Hawkins, Belinda S ^b   Swartout, Jeffery C ^b   Teuschler, Linda K ^b   Rice, Glenn E ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin (TCDD); Dietary intake; Dioxin like compounds (DLCs); Dose addition; Relative estimates of potency (REP); Sensitivity analysis; Toxic equivalency (TEQ); Toxic equivalency factor (TEF)

Indexed keywords

1,2,3,7,8 PENTACHLORODIBENZO 1,4 DIOXIN; DIOXIN; DIOXIN LIKE COMPOUND; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BEEF; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA FOOD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN; 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN (TCDD); ALTERNATIVE DAILY TEQ INTAKE RATE ESTIMATES FOR THE JTH FOOD CATEGORY; ALTERNATIVE TEF VALUE BASED ON THE PERCENTILE USED (E.G., WHERE (" A" ) INDICATES THE PERCENTILE-10TH, 25TH, 50TH, 75TH, 90TH); ALTERNATIVE TOTAL DAILY TEQ INTAKE ESTIMATES; BASELINE TEF VALUE; CIJ; DIETARY INTAKE; DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS; DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS (DLCS); DLC AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS IN EACH FOOD CATEGORY; DLC INTAKE ESTIMATE FOR EACH FOOD CATEGORY; DLCS; DOSE ADDITION; EIJ; EPA; F(J); FAT FRACTION ESTIMATES FOR EACH FOOD CATEGORY; FOOD INGESTION RATE FOR EACH FOOD CATEGORY; HEPTACHLORODIBENZOFURAN; HEXACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN; HEXACHLORODIBENZOFURAN; HPCDF; HXCDD; HXCDF; LOWER TEF VALUE; LOWER TEQ VALUE; PCBS; PCDDS; PCDFS; PECDD; PENTACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; R(J); RELATIVE ESTIMATES OF POTENCY; RELATIVE ESTIMATES OF POTENCY (REP); REP; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SI; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION; TCDD; TEF; TEF(A); TEF(B); TEF(L); TEF(U); TEQ; TEQ(A)(J); TEQ(AT); TEQ(L); TOXIC EQUIVALENCY (TEQ); TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR; TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR (TEF); TOXICITY EQUIVALENCE; U.S.; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; UNITED STATES; UPPER TEF VALUE; WHO; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIET; DIOXINS; EATING; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MEAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; SWINE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84886583519     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2013.08.007     Document Type: Article

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