
chemical Class
Chlorinated furan
Chemicals in the class:
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-OCDF (octafuran), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF (heptafuran), 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF (heptafuran), 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF (hexafuran), 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF (hexafuran), 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF (hexafuran), 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF (pentafuran), 2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF (hexafuran), 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF (pentafuran), 2,3,4,7,8-pncdf, 2,3,7,8-TCDF (tetrafuran), 2,3,7,8-tcdf
Found in these people:
Baby #10, Baby #8, Monique Harden, Baby #5, Anonymous Adult 1, Baby #2, Charlotte Brody, Lexi Rome, Kathy Fowler, Michael Lerner, Davis Baltz, Andrea Martin, Lucy Waletsky, Bill Moyers, Sharyle Patton, U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter, Cord Blood Sample 18, Cord Blood Sample 14, Cord Blood Sample 15, Baby #6, Baby #7, Baby #1, Baby #9, Baby #4, Baby #3, Cord Blood Sample 11, Cord Blood Sample 17, Cord Blood Sample 13
Found in these locations:
New Orleans, LA; Round Hill, VA; Mill Valley, CA; Rockville, MD; Bolinas, CA; Berkeley, CA; Sausalito, CA; Pleasantville, NY; NJ, USA; Upstate New York, NY
Chlorinated furan
Chlorinated furan has been found in 30 of the 34 people tested in EWG/Commonweal studies.
Top health concerns for Chlorinated furan (References)
health concern or target organ | weight of evidence |
Immune system (including sensitization and allergies) | limited |
Birth defects and developmental delays | unknown |
Toxicity Classifications (References)
classification | governing entity/references |
Birth defects - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed | ATSDR (1998). Toxicological profile for chlorinated dibenzo-o-dioxins (CDDs): Health effects chapter. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp104.html |
Limited evidence in humans - immune system toxicity | ATSDR (1998). Toxicological profile for chlorinated dibenzo-o-dioxins (CDDs): Health effects chapter. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp104.html |
