dibenzofuran/atrophy

A dibenzofuran (DF)-degrader Terrabacter sp. strain DBF63 harbors the dbfA and dbfBC genes for DF degradation and the fln-dbfA, pht, and pca gene clusters for the utilization of fluorene (FN) as a sole carbon source. From this strain, dfdA1, the gene encoding the second DF dioxygenase was detected

This study attempts to clarify the effects of chlorine content in waste on the formation mechanisms of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in full scale incinerators by proposing and using the principal component analysis (PCA) to compare the congener profiles of PCDD/Fs in

This study investigates the emissions of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) from four electric arc furnaces (EAFs) and eight secondary aluminum smelters (secondary ALSs) in Taiwan. The mean PCDD/F International-Toxicity Equivalents (I-TEQ)

Brominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans can be formed under laboratory conditions by pyrolysis of flame retardants based on polybrominated biphenyls and biphenyl ethers. Their occurrence in the environment, however, is due to combustion processes such as municipal waste incineration and

Fifteen polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF) congeners were administered in a dose-response fashion to immature male Wistar rats and ED50 values for body weight loss, thymic atrophy and the induction of the hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-448-dependent monooxygenases, aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase

Polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PBDDs) and dibenzofurans (PBDFs) occur as trace (ppb) contaminants in brominated flame retardants and are produced during combustion of these chemicals. They are also formed when organics are incinerated in the presence of bromine, e.g., in municipal and industrial

Spore-forming bacterial strains capable of utilizing dibenzofuran (DF) as a sole source of carbon and energy were isolated. Characteristics of the isolates justified their classification into the genus Paenibacillus, and their closest relative was P. naphthalenovorans. Degenerate primers for

The genes responsible for angular dioxygenation of dibenzofuran in actinomycetes were cloned by using a degenerate set of PCR primers designed by using conserved sequences of the dioxygenase alpha subunit genes. One sequence of alpha subunit genes was commonly amplified from four

The rice oil ingested by the patients with yusho and their blood, liver, and adipose tissue were analyzed for individual congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs). The individual congeners identified were examined for accumulation in the liver of monkeys

The rice oil ingested by the patients with yusho and their blood, liver, and adipose tissue were analyzed for individual congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans ( PCDFs ). The individual congeners identified were examined for accumulation in the liver of

A typical lot of Kanemi rice oil ingested by patients with yusho (PCB poisoning) and the blood, liver and adipose tissue of the patients were analyzed for individual congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) by gas chromatography and gas

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) are persistent environmental pollutants. In some areas wildlife reproduction has been affected by these compounds, which are recognized as endocrine disrupters. In 1968 in northern Kyushu

Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) cause toxic effects after binding to an intracellular cytosolic receptor called the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). Thymic atrophy, weight loss, immunotoxicity, acute lethality, and

Six skeletal congeners of polychlorinated quaterphenyls (PCQs), namely polychlorinated o-quaterphenyl (2,2'-PCQ), 2,3'-diphenylbiphenyl (2,3'-PCQ), 2,4'-diphenylbiphenyl (2,4'-PCQ), m-quaterphenyl (3,3'-PCQ), 3,4'-diphenylbiphenyl (3,4'-PCQ) and p-quaterphenyl (4,4'-PCQ), were orally administered to

The pyrolysis of brominated flame retardants FR 300 BA (decabromobiphenyl) ether, FireMaster BP-6 (polybrominated biphenyls), Bromkal 70-5-DE (primarily pentabromodiphenylether), Bromkal 70-DE (primarily penta and tetrabromodiphenylether) and Bromkal G1 (pentabromodiphenylether) resulted in the