chemical Class

Chlorinated dioxin

Chemicals in the class:

1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-OCDD (octadioxin), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD (heptadioxin), 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD (hexadioxin), 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD (hexadioxin), 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD (hexadioxin), 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD (pentadioxin), 2,3,7,8-TCDD (tetradioxin), 2,3,7,8-tcdd

Found in these people:

Anonymous Adult 1, Monique Harden, U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter, Andrea Martin, Michael Lerner, Lexi Rome, Charlotte Brody, Davis Baltz, Sharyle Patton, Baby #2, Bill Moyers, Lucy Waletsky, Cord Blood Sample 18, Kathy Fowler, Baby #3, Baby #5, Baby #4, Cord Blood Sample 19, Cord Blood Sample 16, Cord Blood Sample 13, Cord Blood Sample 11, Baby #6, Baby #7, Baby #9, Baby #10, Baby #1, Baby #8, Cord Blood Sample 17, Cord Blood Sample 14, Cord Blood Sample 15, Cord Blood Sample 12, Cord Blood Sample 20

Found in these locations:

New Orleans, LA; Upstate New York, NY; Sausalito, CA; Bolinas, CA; Mill Valley, CA; Round Hill, VA; Berkeley, CA; NJ, USA; Pleasantville, NY; Rockville, MD

Chlorinated dioxin

Chlorinated dioxin has been found in 34 of the 34 people tested in EWG/Commonweal studies.

Top health concerns for Chlorinated dioxin (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