Level 2 - Details on Dioxins

• 1. What are dioxins?
  • 1.1 What are dioxins chemically?
  • 1.2 How are dioxins formed?
  • 1.3 What happens to dioxins when they enter the environment?
• 2. How are humans exposed to dioxins?
  • 2.1 What are the principal source of exposure to dioxins?
  • 2.2 What are the other possible sources of dioxin contamination?
  • 2.3 How do dioxins act on living organisms?
• 3. What are the effects of dioxins in laboratory animals?
  • 3.1 What are the non-cancer effects on animals?
  • 3.2 Do dioxins cause cancer in laboratory animals?
• 4. What are the effects of dioxins on human health?
  • 4.1 Have dioxins caused cancer to humans?
  • 4.2 What non-cancer effects have been observed in children?
  • 4.3 What non-cancer effects have been observed in adults?
• 5. How can dioxin exposure be linked to health effects?
  • 5.1 Is there a known relationship between dioxin exposure and cancer?
  • 5.2 Can a model predict non-cancer effects?
  • 5.3 How are dioxins mixtures accounted for?
• 6. Evaluation and conclusions
  • 6.1 Human exposure to Dioxins
  • 6.2 Observed health effects
  • 6.3 Tolerable Daily Intake set by WHO for dioxins
  • 6.4 Breastfeeding