Dioxins and dibenzofurans in adipose tissue of US Vietnam veterans and controls
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11024435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Han K Kang (VA Office of Research and Development), K Watanabe (0000-0003-0530-1497, Environmental Protection Agency), K K Watanabe, James Breen (0000-0003-2908-8248, Environmental Protection Agency), J C Remmers (Environmental Protection Agency), J Remmers, M G Conomos (Environmental Protection Agency), J Stanley (0000-0002-8572-1047), J S Stanley (0009-0008-8627-987X, Environmental Protection Agency), Martin Flicker (Environmental Protection Agency) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 344-349 |
| Publication date | 1991-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.81.3.344 |
| PMID | 1994743 |
| OpenAlex | W2040592492 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
The primary reason for concern about the adverse effects of exposure to Agent Orange is attributable to its toxic contaminant, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) or dioxin. We studied adipose tissues from 36 Vietnam veterans, a similar group of 79 non-Vietnam veterans, and 80 civilians; the tissue specimens were selected from the 8,000 archived tissues collected from the non-institutionalized general population by the US Environmental Protection Agency. The geometric mean (+/- standard deviation) dioxin levels in adipose tissue for Vietnam veterans, non-Vietnam veterans, and civilian controls were 11.7 (+/- 1.7), 10.9 (+/- 1.7), and 12.4 (+/- 1.9) parts per trillion on a lipid weight basis, respectively. The mean levels for these groups were not significantly different from each other with or without adjustment for age of individuals, body mass index, and specimen collection year. In addition, none of the surrogate measures of Agent Orange exposure such as military branch, service within specific geographic region, military occupation, and troop location in relation to recorded Agent Orange spray was associated with the dioxin levels in adipose tissue of Vietnam veterans. Our results suggest that heavy exposure to Agent Orange or dioxin for most US troops was unlikely
Adipose tissue · Agent Orange · Biology · Body mass index · Contamination · Environmental health · Geography · Military service · Persistent organic pollutant · Population · Toxic equivalency factor · Vietnam War · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Demography · Ecology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Occupational Health and Performance · Toxicology
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 1999 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |