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