Solid-phase extraction (SPE) is the most widely used method for the extraction, changing of
solvents, cleanup, concentration, and fractionation of organic compounds from a number of …

Environmental pollution by organic compounds and metals became extensive as mining
and industrial activities increased in the 19th century and have intensified since then …

Food contamination from natural or anthropogenic sources poses severe risks to human
health. It is now largely accepted that continuous exposure to low doses of toxic chemicals …

Human biomonitoring has become a primary tool for chemical exposure characterization in
a wide variety of contexts: population monitoring and characterization at a national level …

The term “dioxins” is often used in a confusing way. In toxicological considerations—and
also in the present report—the term is used to designate the PCDDs, the PCDFs and the …

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs)
are a group of dangerous compounds, emitted mostly from anthropogenic sources, that have …

Abstract In October 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened an expert panel
in Lisbon, Portugal in which the 2005 WHO TEFs for chlorinated dioxin-like compounds …

Although dietary intake studies have been carried out extensively in most developed
countries, to evaluate the health risks of PCDD/Fs and DL-PCBs, no data of this kind exists …

The current literature concerning the catalytic destruction of dioxins and of related model
compounds is reviewed. Several different catalyst formulations have been tested, but V-rich …

A comprehensive worldwide literature review of blood levels of dioxins and dioxin-like
compounds in non-exposed adult general populations was performed. The studies …