• Toxic equivalency factor (TEF) expresses the toxicity of dioxins, furans and PCBs in terms of the most toxic form of dioxin, 2,3,7,8-TCDD. The toxicity...
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  • Thyrotrophic embryonic factor, a human gene Total enclosure fetishism, a form of sexual fetishism Toxic equivalency factor for dioxins and dioxin-like...
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    such a broad class of compounds that vary widely in toxicity, the concept of toxic equivalency factor (TEF) has been developed to facilitate risk assessment...
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    of a toxic substance is safe for a laboratory rat, one might assume that one-tenth that dose would be safe for a human, allowing a safety factor of 10...
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  • aristolochic acid Polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxin-like, with a Toxicity Equivalency Factor (TEF) according to WHO (PCBs 77, 81, 105, 114, 118, 123, 126...
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    among the most toxic congeners. Because PCBs are almost invariably found in complex mixtures, the concept of toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) has been...
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  • World Health Organization reevaluation of human and Mammalian toxic equivalency factors for dioxins and dioxin-like compounds". Toxicol. Sci. 93 (2):...
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    have two or more of the meta positions chlorinated. PCB ID – Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEFs) | Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | US EPA PCB Congeners...
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    POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS Ian C.T. Nisbet, Peter K. LaGoy "Toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)", Regulatory...
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    Oxygen toxicity is a condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing molecular oxygen (O 2) at increased partial pressures. Severe cases can...
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    the toxicity of each varies and has to be factored according to its Toxic Equivalency Factor (TEF) (where TCDD = 1). The product of TEF is the Toxic Equivalent...
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    World Health Organization Reevaluation of Human and Mammalian Toxic Equivalency Factors for Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds". Toxicological Sciences...
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    Limiting Factor, known as Bakunawa since its sale in 2022, is a crewed deep-submergence vehicle (DSV) manufactured by Triton Submarines and owned and operated...
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    victims of theobromine poisoning are dogs, for whom it can be fatal. The toxic dose for cats is even lower than for dogs. However, cats are less prone...
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    some organic UV absorbers have been heavily scrutinised to assess their toxicity and a few of them have been banned in places such as Hawaii and Thailand...
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    Folinic acid, also known as leucovorin, is a medication used to decrease the toxic effects of methotrexate and pyrimethamine. It is also used in combination...
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    from toxicity occurs 4 to 18 days later. Paracetamol poisoning can occur accidentally or as an attempt to die by suicide. Risk factors for toxicity include...
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  • Fluoride toxicity is a condition in which there are elevated levels of the fluoride ion in the body. Although fluoride is safe for dental health at low...
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  • no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL), the amount of a substance that shows no toxic effects, is determined. Usually the studies are performed with several doses...
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  • on the proximity of nearby residents, and factors such as prevailing winds and height of smokestacks. Toxicity is calculated from the Risk-Screening Environmental...
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  • min/m3). As a measure of toxicity, LD50 is somewhat unreliable and results may vary greatly between testing facilities due to factors such as the genetic characteristics...
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    Perez, S.; Vale, C.; Botana, A.M. (2011). "Determination of toxicity equivalent factors for paralytic shellfish toxins by electrophysiological measurements...
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    Alonso E, Vieytes MR, Botana LM (July 2011). "Determination of toxicity equivalent factors for paralytic shellfish toxins by electrophysiological measurements...
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    Ricin (section Toxicity)
    elongation factors during protein synthesis. The depurination event rapidly and completely inactivates the ribosome, resulting in toxicity from inhibited...
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  • Itai-itai disease (category Toxic effects of metals)
    area date back to 1710. Cadmium is a metal byproduct of mining that is toxic to most organisms. Animal studies have shown that cadmium poisoning alone...
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    TNT (redirect from Trinitrotoluene toxicity)
    explosives used during World War II Phlegmatized RE factor Table of explosive detonation velocities TNT equivalent Webster's test "Trinitrotoluene". 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene...
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  • In toxicology, the lethal dose (LD) is an indication of the lethal toxicity of a given substance or type of radiation. Because resistance varies from one...
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  • organism. Biota-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) and biomagnification factor (BMF) also influence toxicity in aquatic environments.[citation needed]...
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    pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India were exposed to the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate, in what is considered the world's worst industrial...
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    symptoms of diphtheria; tetanospasmin produced by Clostridium tetani. The toxic properties of most exotoxins can be inactivated by heat or chemical treatment...
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