Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds in soil, Part I: ATSDR policy guideline

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has adopted this policy guideline to assess the public health implications of dioxin and dioxin-like compounds in residential soils near or on hazardous waste sites. These compounds include: 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlomdibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD); Relat...

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Published in:Toxicology and industrial health 1999-10, Vol.15 (6), p.552-557
Main Authors: De Rosa, Christopher T., Brown, David, Dhara, Rosaline, Garrett, Woodrow, Hansen, Hugh, Holler, James, Jones, Dennis, Jordan-Izaguirre, Denise, O'Conner, Ralph, Pohl, Hana, Xintaras, Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dioxins - standards
Environmental Pollution - prevention & control
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Policy Making
Public Health
Public Policy
Soil Pollutants
United States
USA
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Summary:The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has adopted this policy guideline to assess the public health implications of dioxin and dioxin-like compounds in residential soils near or on hazardous waste sites. These compounds include: 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlomdibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD); Related chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs); Chlorinated dibenzofurans (CDFs); and other structurally related groups of chemicals from the family of halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons. These substances are defined under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, commonly known as Superfund. This policy guideline will provide a clear and consistent understanding of ATSDR's current approaches and judgments regarding hazards posed by the presence of TCDD and its less toxic dioxin-like congeners, the CDDs and CDFs, in residential soils. Likely users of this policy guideline include: ATSDR and state-based health assessors; ATSDR partners including relevant federal, state, and local health and environmental entities; and Concerned community groups.
ISSN:0748-2337
1477-0393
DOI:10.1177/074823379901500603