Toxic pollutants dioxins by abu khairul bashar

Conclusion Dioxins occur as a complex mixture in the environment and in food.

In order to assess the potential risk of the whole mixture, the concept of toxic equivalence has been applied to this group of contaminants.

TCDD, the most toxic member of the family, is used as reference compound and all other dioxins are assigned a toxic potency relative to TCDD, based on experimental studies.