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The possibility
that Mr Victor Yushchenko’s health problems may be chloracne, a skin disease
which can be caused by dioxins, has been in the media spotlight. For those needing
further information on dioxin health effects, we are pleased to announce that
a reliable and comprehensible source of information is freely available on http://www.greenfacts.org/dioxins/
(English), http://www.greenfacts.org/fr/dioxines/
(Français) & http://www.greenfacts.org/es/dioxinas/
(Español).
There are thousands
of scientific papers on the health effects of dioxins and related compounds.
However, probably the most comprehensive international consensus monograph on
the subject was published in 1998 by the WHO (World Health Organization).
To make the content
of this consensus document accessible to the non-specialist, GreenFacts has
published a faithful summary on the internet. Organized as questions and answers
in a three level structure of increasing details, this summary provides the
answer to many questions related to dioxins. It was written by scientists in
collaboration with the GreenFacts staff and carefully reviewed by well recognized
international experts under the authority of the GreenFacts independent Scientific
Board.
Click on the questions
below to read the GreenFacts summary of the WHO assessment:
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