Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Polychlorinated_dibenzo-p-dioxins

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:abbreviation	PCDDs
gptkbp:bioaccumulative	yes
gptkbp:chemicalFormula	two benzene rings connected by two oxygen atoms
gptkbp:chlorineSubstitution	1 to 8 positions
gptkbp:class	persistent organic pollutants
gptkbp:classifiedByIARC	gptkb:Group_1_carcinogen
gptkbp:containsElement	gptkb:chlorine carbon hydrogen oxygen
gptkbp:detects	high-resolution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
gptkbp:environmentalPollutant	yes
gptkbp:foundIn	soil fat sediment food chain
gptkbp:halfLifeInHumans	7 to 11 years
gptkbp:healthEffect	carcinogenic endocrine disruption immune system suppression developmental problems
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins
gptkbp:lipophilic	yes
gptkbp:mostToxicCongener	2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
gptkbp:notableFor	2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
gptkbp:notIntentionallyProduced	yes
gptkbp:notNaturallyOccurring	yes
gptkbp:numberOfCongeners	75
gptkbp:parent	dibenzo-p-dioxin
gptkbp:producedBy	industrial processes waste incineration combustion processes herbicide production chlorine bleaching of paper
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:US_EPA gptkb:Stockholm_Convention
gptkbp:relatedTo	polychlorinated biphenyls polychlorinated dibenzofurans
gptkbp:remediationMethod	incineration bioremediation chemical degradation
gptkbp:routeOfExposure	gptkb:food inhalation skin contact
gptkbp:toxicity	yes
gptkbp:toxicityMeasuredBy	toxic equivalency factor (TEF)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Stockholm_Convention_on_Persistent_Organic_Pollutants
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6