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Polychlorodibenzofurans and polychlorodibenzodioxins

The quantities of polychlorodibenzofurans and polychlorodibenzodioxins are calculated using the following factors:

1 Van den Berg et al: The 2005 World Health Organisation Re-evaluation of Human and Mammalian Toxic Equivalency Factors for Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds

WHO 2005 TEF1

2,3,7,8-TCDD

1

2,3,7,8-TCDF

0.1

1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD

1

2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF

0.3

1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF

0.03

1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD

0.1

1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD

0.1

1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF

0.1

1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD

0.1

1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF

0.1

1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF

0.1

1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD

0.01

2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF

0.1

OCDD

0.0003

1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF

0.01

1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF

0.01

OCDF

0.0003

(T = tetra, P = penta, Hx = hexa, Hp = hepta, O = octa)