chemical Class

Brominated dioxins & furans

Chemicals in the class:

1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-OBDD (octadioxin), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-OBDF (octafuran), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpBDF (heptafuran), 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxBDD (hexadioxin), 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxBDF (hexafuran), 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxBDD (hexadioxin), 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxBDD (hexadioxin), 1,2,3,7,8-PeBDD (pentadioxin), 1,2,3,7,8-PeBDF (pentafuran), 2,3,4,7,8-PeBDF (pentafuran), 2,3,7,8-TBDD (tetradioxin), 2,3,7,8-TBDF (tetrafuran)

Found in these people:

Baby #1, Baby #2, Baby #3, Baby #4, Baby #5, Baby #6, Baby #7, Anonymous Adult 1, U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter, Cord Blood Sample 13, Cord Blood Sample 14, Cord Blood Sample 15, Cord Blood Sample 16

Found in these locations:

Upstate New York, NY

Brominated dioxins & furans

Brominated dioxins & furans has been found in 13 of the 23 people tested in EWG/Commonweal studies.

Top health concerns for Brominated dioxins & furans (References)

health concern or target organ	weight of evidence
Immune system (including sensitization and allergies)	limited

Toxicity Classifications (References)

classification	governing entity/references
Limited evidence in humans - immune system toxicity	Birnbaum, L. S., D. F. Staskal, et al. (2003). Health effects of polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PBDDs) and dibenzofurans (PBDFs). Environ Int 29(6): 855-60.