Development Validation and Problems with the Toxic Equivalency Factor Approach for Risk Assessment of Dioxins and Related Compounds

Agriculture & Biology

• risk assessment process 100%
• aromatic hydrocarbons 85%
• halogenated hydrocarbons 84%
• dioxins 83%
• hydrocarbons 47%
• receptors 35%
• polychlorinated dibenzodioxins 30%
• biphenyl 23%
• dibenzofuran 21%
• cooked foods 10%
• aromatic amines 10%
• tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin 9%
• wildlife 7%
• toxic substances 7%
• agonists 6%
• byproducts 6%
• ligands 6%
• food intake 6%
• antagonists 6%
• mechanism of action 6%
• pollution 6%
• adverse effects 6%
• vegetables 5%
• toxicity 5%

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Dioxins 89%
• Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins 85%
• Halogenated Hydrocarbons 76%
• Aromatic Hydrocarbons 68%
• Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptors 60%
• Risk Assessment 55%
• Poisons 49%
• Dibenzofurans 22%
• Methanol 20%
• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 17%
• diphenyl 16%
• Food 14%
• Biphenyl Compounds 12%
• Complex Mixtures 7%
• Amines 7%
• Vegetables 6%
• Fishes 6%