Pesticides—the newest ‘dioxins’
Toxicologists have identified two common pesticides that can trigger dioxinlike effects in people.
References:
Denison, M.S., et al. 1998. Carbaryl, a carbamate insecticide, is a ligand for the hepatic Ah (dioxin) receptor. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 152(October):406.
van Birgelen, A.P.J.M. 1998. Hexachlorobenzene as a possible major contributor to the dioxin activity of human milk. Environmental Health Perspectives 106(November):683.
Further Readings:
Adler, T. 1993. Dioxin linked to reproductive disorder. Science News 144(Nov. 27):356.
Raloff, J. 1997. Dioxin’s fowl deed: Misshapen brains. Science News 152(Aug. 30):133.
______. 1997. Those old dioxin blues. Science News 151(May 17):306.
______. 1995. Cancer and heart risks of dioxins. Science News 148(Dec. 9):399.
______. 1995. Beyond estrogens. Science News 148(July 15):44.
______. 1995. Did evolution really anticipate dioxin? Science News 147(May 6):277.
______. 1994. The problem with tallying ‘dioxin.’ Science News 146(Sept. 24):206.
______. 1994. EPA: Dioxins are more than carcinogens. Science News 146(Sept. 17):181.
______. 1993. 1976 dioxin accident leaves cancer legacy. Science News 144(Sept. 4):149.
______. 1987. Embedded sentinels of toxicity. Science News 131(Feb. 21):123.
Sources:
Michael S. Denison
University of California, Davis
Department of Environmental Toxicology
4241 Meyer Hall
Davis, CA 95616-8588Angelique P.J.M. van Birgelen
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
P.O. Box 12233
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 22, November 28, 1998, p. 344. Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.
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