Information on the publication

Kuopio, Finland, 1999

The original booklet can be ordered from the KTL library. This web site contains an updated version with minor changes.

Julkaisija - Publisher:

Kansanterveyslaitos (KTL)
Mannerheimintie 166, FIN-00300 Helsinki

National Public Health Institute
Mannerheimintie 166, FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland

KTL Division of Environmental Health
P.O.B. 95, FIN-70701 Kuopio, Finland

Distributor: KTL-Library, e-mail eija.lahtinen@ktl.fi

59 pages

Price 10 euro (+ mailing & handling)

ISBN 951-740-144-2

ISSN 0359-3576

Printed in Finland 1999.

Contents of the Synopsis

Information on the publication
General introduction

Burning produces dioxins
Dioxins and some PCBs cause multiple toxic effects.
Dioxins and PCBs accumulate in the human body.
Risk assessment is tricky.
Common sources of errors and practical difficulties.

from A to C
from D to O
from P to Q
from R to Z

 

Version 0.2 updated 17.9.1999 Jouni Tuomisto