Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview: The Dioxin Debate / Thomas Webster and Barry Commoner -- Production, Distribution and Fate of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins, Dibenzofurans, and Related Organohalogens in the Environment / Roger K. Gilpin, et al. -- Dioxins in Food / James R. Startin and Martin D. Rose -- Toxicology of Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds / Jeanelle M. Martinez, et al. -- Health Risk Characterization of Dioxin and Related Compounds / Linda S. Birnbaum and William H. Farland -- Pharmacokinetics of Dioxins and Related Chemicals / James R. Olson -- Dose Response Modeling for 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin / Michael DeVito, et al. -- Immunotoxicology of Dioxins and Related Chemicals / Nancy I. Kerkvliet -- Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity of Dioxins and Related Chemicals / H. Michael Theobald, et al. -- Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls on Neuronal Signaling / Richard F. Seegal -- Experimental Toxicology: Carcinogenesis / Justin G. Teeguarden and Nigel J. Walker -- The Ah Receptor: Involvement in Toxic Responses / Thomas A. Gasiewicz and Sang-ki Park -- Biochemical Responses to Dioxin: Which Genes? Which Endpoints? / J. Kevin Kerzee, et al. -- Evolutionary and Physiological Perspectives on Ah Receptor Function and Dioxin Toxicity / Mark E. Hahn -- Dioxin Toxicity and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Signaling in Fish / Robert L. Tanguay, et al. -- Exposure Assessment: Measurement of Dioxins and Related Chemicals in Human Tissues / Arnold Schecter, et al. -- Human Health Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Matthew P. Longnecker, et al. -- Epidemiological studies on cancer and exposure to dioxins and related compounds / Lennart Hardell, et al. -- Reproductive and Developmental Epidemiology of Dioxins / Sherry G. Selevan, et al. -- Health Consequences of the Seveso, Italy, Accident / Pier Alberto Bertazzi and Alessandro di Domenico -- The Yusho Rice Oil Poisoning Incident / Yoshito Masuda -- The Yucheng Rice Oil Poisoning Incident / Yueliang L. Guo, et al.