Lecture 11 - Special Topic: Dioxin and Related Compounds
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Learning Objectives
- Explore dioxins and dioxin-like compounds.
- Summarize the structural similarities of cogeners of dioxins and furans.
- Understand Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEF) and Toxicity Equivalents (TEQ) for dioxins and related compounds.
- Summarize the known processes and toxicological endpoints of dioxin exposure.
- Describe the controversy and data needs concerning low-level dioxin exposure.
- Describe the observed effects and major findings of animal studies with dioxin.
- Summarize the environmental and food sources of dioxins.
- Summarize the known human risk estimations for dioxins.
- Summarize the regulatory control approaches for dioxin release.