chemical Class
Brominated furan
Chemicals in the class:
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-HxBDF (hexafuran), 1,2,3,7,8-PeBDF (pentafuran), 2,3,4,7,8-PeBDF (pentafuran), 2,3,7,8-TBDF (tetrafuran)
Found in these people:
Baby #1, Baby #2, Baby #3, Baby #4, Baby #5, Baby #7, U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter, Cord Blood Sample 13, Cord Blood Sample 14, Cord Blood Sample 16, Baby #6, Anonymous Adult 1, Cord Blood Sample 15
Found in these locations:
Upstate New York, NY
Brominated furan
Brominated furan has been found in 13 of the 23 people tested in EWG/Commonweal studies.
Top health concerns for Brominated furan (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. |