Contents Notes |
I. Background -- A. Chemical/physical characteristics -- B. Manufacturing process and contaminants -- C. Formulation and class -- D. Registered uses and production -- E. Metabolism iin experimental systems -- F. Environmental fate -- (1) Persistence: soils -- (2) Persistence: water -- (3) transport -- (4) Bioaccumulation -- G. Residues -- (1) Soil -- (2) Water -- (3) Air -- (4) Animals -- (5) Plants -- (6) Humans -- (7) Animal products -- (8) Food -- (9) Human exposure via industrial accidents -- H. Tolerances -- I. Pesticide episode reports system (PERS) -- II. Regulatory history -- III. Summary of scientific evidence relating to rebuttable presumption -- A. Oncogenic effects -- (1) 2,4,5-T -- (2) TCDD -- (3) Preliminary epidemiological studies -- B. Other chronice or delayed toxic effects -- (1) Pesticide-free TCDD -- (2) 2,4,5-T (TCDD contamination ranging from undetectable to 30 ppm) -- (3) Exposure analysis -- IV. Studies relating to possible adverse effects -- A. Mutagenicity -- B. Toxicity to humans: TCDD -- References |