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Contents
- DISCLAIMER
- UPDATE STATEMENT
- FOREWORD
- QUICK REFERENCE FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
- CONTRIBUTORS
- PEER REVIEW
- 1. PUBLIC HEALTH STATEMENT
- 1.1. WHAT ARE DICHLOROBENZENES?
- 1.2. WHAT HAPPENS TO DICHLOROBENZENES WHEN THEY ENTER THE ENVIRONMENT?
- 1.3. HOW MIGHT I BE EXPOSED TO DICHLOROBENZENES?
- 1.4. HOW CAN DICHLOROBENZENES ENTER AND LEAVE MY BODY?
- 1.5. HOW CAN DICHLOROBENZENES AFFECT MY HEALTH?
- 1.6. HOW CAN DICHLOROBENZENES AFFECT CHILDREN?
- 1.7. HOW CAN FAMILIES REDUCE THE RISK OF EXPOSURE TO DICHLOROBENZENES?
- 1.8. IS THERE A MEDICAL TEST TO DETERMINE WHETHER I HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO DICHLOROBENZENES?
- 1.9. WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS HAS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MADE TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH?
- 1.10. WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?
- 2. RELEVANCE TO PUBLIC HEALTH
- 3. HEALTH EFFECTS
- 3.1. INTRODUCTION
- 3.2. DISCUSSION OF HEALTH EFFECTS BY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE
- 3.3. GENOTOXICITY
- 3.4. TOXICOKINETICS
- 3.5. MECHANISMS OF ACTION
- 3.6. TOXICTIES MEDIATED THROUGH THE NEUROENDOCRINE AXIS
- 3.7. CHILDREN'S SUSCEPTIBILITY
- 3.8. BIOMARKERS OF EXPOSURE AND EFFECT
- 3.9. INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CHEMICALS
- 3.10. POPULATIONS THAT ARE UNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE
- 3.11. METHODS FOR REDUCING TOXIC EFFECTS
- 3.12. ADEQUACY OF THE DATABASE
- 4. CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL INFORMATION
- 5. PRODUCTION, IMPORT/EXPORT, USE, AND DISPOSAL
- 6. POTENTIAL FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE
- 7. ANALYTICAL METHODS
- 8. REGULATIONS AND ADVISORIES
- 9. REFERENCES
- 10. GLOSSARY
- APPENDICES
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