Other Dioxin/PCB Resources

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Muscat, Joshua E., et al.	Adipose Concentrations of Organochlorine Compounds and Breast Cancer Recurrence on Long Island, New York Report of a case-control study of women with nonmetastatic breast cancer to determine if there is an association between adipose concentrations of organochlorinated compounds (including pesticides and PCBs) and recurrence of breast cancer. Subscription or purchase is required to access the full text. (more) Publication Month: December 2003	Jan 14, 2004
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Dioxin Advisories and Guidance This page links to fact sheets and backgrounders, advisories, guidance documents, and other resources related to dioxins in foods. (more)	Jan 15, 2004
	National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency	Dioxin and Related Compounds This page links to EPA web pages and publications related to dioxins.	Jan 15, 2004
	National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health	Dioxin Research at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Overview of dioxins and the threat they pose to human health, as well as information about current dioxin research at NIEHS. (more)	May 29, 2002
	Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Adminstration	Dioxins and PCB Brief overview of the risks from dioxins and PCBs, with links to information about domestic and international concerns.	May 29, 2002
	Working Party on Chemical Contaminants in Food, United Kingdom Food Standards Agency	Dioxins and PCBs - Research, Surveys and Key Issues This paper discusses recently published and ongoing research and survey work, regulatory consultation, investigation work, and EU-related issues related to dioxins and PCBs in food and feeds. The paper was an agenda item at the Twelfth Meeting of the Working Party on Chemical Contaminants in Food, held October 29, 2003 in London. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2003	Jan 15, 2004
	Maitani, T.	[Establishment of Standards and Specifications for Chemical Substances in Foods and Evaluation of Exposure to Maintain Food Safety] Abstract of a paper describing the standards and specifications established by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan for toxic chemical substances, including pesticide residues, dioxins, acrylamide, food additives, genetically modified food products, and more. The original article is in Japanese. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 Publication Year: 2005	Mar 22, 2006
	Remillard, Rene B. J. and Nigel J. Bunce	Linking Dioxins to Diabetes: Epidemiology and Biologic Plausibility Article that reviews epidemiologic studies that relate dioxin-like compounds to diabetes. It also proposes connections between dioxins and diabetes. PDF format also available from this same link. (more) Publication Month: September 2002	Aug 14, 2002
	Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency	Technical Factsheet on: Dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) Fact sheet on dioxin, including drinking water standards, health effects, usage patterns, release patterns, environmental fate, chemical and physical properties, and other regulatory information. (more)	Jan 14, 2004
	Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency	Technical Factsheet on: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Fact sheet on PCBs, including drinking water standards, health effects, usage patterns, release patterns, environmental fate, chemical and physical properties, and other regulatory information. (more)	Jan 14, 2004

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