Dioxins
About this Digest on Dioxins
1. Sources for this Digest
The material content of most of the texts on Level 3 (Questions 2 to 6) is directly
sourced from the
Note from the editor: In 2008, this source is still considered a valid reference. Since 1998, there have been no big changes in our scientific understanding of dioxins - other than to strengthen the conclusions that dioxins are bad actors. General dioxin levels have since continued to drop both in the environment and in people.
The Level 3 texts of the introduction "1. What are dioxins" come from a different source:
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“Public Health Statement for Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins
(CDDs)
The Levels 1 & 2 have been written by Dr. Ludo Holsbeek in collaboration with the GreenFacts team.
2. Current Status
Approved for publication by the GreenFacts Scientific Board.
3. Digest Publication History
The GreenFacts publication process is designed to ensure as high a degree of objectivity as possible.
First draft
The first draft of this Digest was produced by Dr. Ludo Holsbeek in June 2003 on the basis of a canvas prepared by the GreenFacts Editorial Team.
Second draft
The second draft of this Digest was produced in January 2004 by Dr. Ludo Holsbeek after review by the GreenFacts Editorial Team.
Preliminary and Peer review
The final draft of this Digest was produced in July 2004 by Dr. Ludo Holsbeek after
pre-review by experts from environmental and industrial organizations (see our
Publication
Final publication was authorized by the President of the GreenFacts Scientific Board in August 2004.
Press Release
13 December 2004:
Get the reliable facts on health effects of
dioxins.Read the Press Release.
Updates or subsequent post-publication revisions
In 2008, the ongoing validity of source document and GreenFacts summary on Dioxins was checked and confirmed by peer reviewer Linda Birnbaum and GreenFacts President and peer-review coordinator Douglas McGregor.
