
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:
Andrea Martin, Bill Moyers, Davis Baltz, Lucy Waletsky, Michael Lerner, Sharyle Patton, Lexi Rome, Monique Harden, Charlotte Brody, Baby #1, Baby #2, Baby #3, Baby #4, Baby #5, Baby #6, Baby #7, Baby #8, Baby #9, Baby #10, Anonymous Adult 1, Kathy Fowler, U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter, Cord Blood Sample 11, Cord Blood Sample 13, Cord Blood Sample 14, Cord Blood Sample 15, Cord Blood Sample 17, Cord Blood Sample 18
Found in these locations:
Sausalito, CA; NJ, USA; Berkeley, CA; Pleasantville, NY; Bolinas, CA; Mill Valley, CA; New Orleans, LA; Round Hill, VA; Rockville, MD; 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 |
