Dioxins: source, origin and toxicity assessment

Rathoure, Ashok K.

doi:10.15406/bij.2018.02.00079

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“…Almost 800 chemicals are suspected to interfere with endocrine functions [ 4 ]. For example, dioxins are a byproduct in herbicide production, paper bleaching or in waste burning, while perchlorate is a secondary product of aerospace, weapon and pharmaceutical industries frequently found in drinking water [ 5 , 6 ]. Other EDCs are perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS), used in industrial applications as firefighting foams and non-stick pans [ 7 ].…”

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Fetal–Maternal Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors: Correlation with Diet Intake and Pregnancy Outcomes

et al. 2020

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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous substances able to mimic or to interfere with the endocrine system, thus altering key biological processes such as organ development, reproduction, immunity, metabolism and behavior. High concentrations of EDCs are found in several everyday products including plastic bottles and food containers and they could be easily absorbed by dietary intake. In recent years, considerable interest has been raised regarding the biological effects of EDCs, particularly Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, on human pregnancy and fetal development. Several evidence obtained on in vitro and animal models as well as by epidemiologic and population studies strongly indicated that endocrine disruptors could negatively impact fetal and placental health by interfering with the embryonic developing epigenome, thus establishing disease paths into adulthood. Moreover, EDCs could cause and/or contribute to the onset of severe gestational conditions as Preeclampsia (PE), Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR) and gestational diabetes in pregnancy, as well as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular complications in reproductive age. Therefore, despite contrasting data being present in the literature, endocrine disruptors must be considered as a therapeutic target. Future actions aimed at reducing or eliminating EDC exposure during the perinatal period are mandatory to guarantee pregnancy success and preserve fetal and adult health.

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Fetal–Maternal Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors: Correlation with Diet Intake and Pregnancy Outcomes

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“…"Dioxins" is a class of chemicals that causes serious concern as persistent organic pollutants in the environment [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. The most harmful dioxins are believed to be halogen derivatives of dibenzo-p-dioxin (DD, Chart 1) and these compounds have attracted particular attention.…”

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Electronic states of dibenzo-p-dioxin. A synchrotron radiation linear dichroism investigation

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“…Its growing production and extending application field (housebuilding, health care, transport, agriculture, information technologies, and textile manufacture) [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] make the utilization of PVC wastes a pressing problem [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]. Chloropolymer solid wastes cannot be treated by thermal-oxidative methods or pyrolysis like other polymers [ 3 , 5 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ], because in the temperature range of 500–1200 °C high-toxic substances are formed; in particular, polyaromatic compounds, benzo(a)pyrenes, and dioxins (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and a large group of structurally and toxicologically related compounds) [ 1 , 5 , 7 , 11 ]. Given this connection, it is necessary to develop methods for the removal of covalently bound chlorine from PVC at relatively low temperatures (below 500 °C) [ 12 ].…”

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Porous Carbon–Carbon Composite Materials Obtained by Alkaline Dehydrochlorination of Polyvinyl Chloride

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Porous carbon–carbon composite materials (PCCCM) were synthesized by the alkaline dehydrochlorination of polyvinyl chloride solutions in dimethyl sulfoxide containing the modifying additives of a nanostructured component (NC): graphite oxide (GO), reduced graphite oxide (RGO) or nanoglobular carbon (NGC), with subsequent two-step thermal treatment of the obtained polyvinylene–NC composites (carbonization at 400 °C and carbon dioxide activation at 900 °C). The focus of the study was on the analysis and digital processing of transmission electron microscopy images to study local areas of carbon composite materials, as well as to determine the distances between graphene layers. TEM and low-temperature nitrogen adsorption studies revealed that the structure of the synthesized PCCCM can be considered as a porous carbon matrix in which either carbon nanoglobules (in the case of NGC) or carbon particles with the “crumpled sheet” morphology (in the case of GO or RGO used as the modifying additives) are distributed. Depending on the features of the introduced 5–7 wt.% nanostructured component, the fraction of mesopores was shown to vary from 11% to 46%, and SBET—from 791 to 1115 m2 g−1. The synthesis of PCCNC using graphite oxide and reduced graphite oxide as the modifying additives can be considered as a method for synthesizing a porous carbon material with the hierarchical structure containing both the micro- and meso/macropores. Such materials are widely applied and can serve as adsorbents, catalyst supports, elements of power storage systems, etc.

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Dioxins: source, origin and toxicity assessment

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Fetal–Maternal Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors: Correlation with Diet Intake and Pregnancy Outcomes

Fetal–Maternal Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors: Correlation with Diet Intake and Pregnancy Outcomes

Electronic states of dibenzo-p-dioxin. A synchrotron radiation linear dichroism investigation

Porous Carbon–Carbon Composite Materials Obtained by Alkaline Dehydrochlorination of Polyvinyl Chloride

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