Informational Materials 

• Dioxins and Furans:  Reducing Exposure at Home 
• Dioxins and Furans:  Reducing Exposure from Agricultural Activities 
• Dioxins and Furans:  Health Questions 

Maps and Information 

• Michigan Soil Background Dioxin Data 
• Summary of 1983-1998 Midland Area Dioxin Samples 
• Tittabawassee River - Saginaw River - Saginaw Bay Cleanup 
• Archive of Information Related to Dow's Offsite Corrective Action 
• Dow Hazardous Waste Facility Operating License Information  

Background Information on Calculation of the 90 ppt Direct Contact Cleanup Criteria for Dioxin 

RELATED LINKS

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Michigan Health Information

• Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) Dioxin Page 
• Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) food, farming & gardening guidelines for minimizing dioxin exposure 
• Eat Safe Fish and Game - Advisories 

University of Michigan, Dioxin Exposure Study (UMDES) 

• U.S. EPA Review of UMDES (October 2011) 
• The UMDES study results may be found at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/dioxin/ 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Tittabawassee River/Saginaw River/Saginaw Bay Cleanup  
• Dioxin Science Assessment Consumer Fact Sheet 
• Dioxin Risk Assessment Information  
• Dioxin Science Plan  
• Noncancer Reference Dose and Toxicity Review 
• Bioavailability Report 
• Dioxin Cleanup Guidance  

Other U.S. Agencies

• U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins Information 
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Dioxins 
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration Dioxin Web Page 

World Health Organization (WHO) 

• Dioxins and Their Effects on Human Health  
• IARC Monograph for 2,3,7,8-TCDD; 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF, and PCB126 (2012) 
• Previous IARC Monograph - Polychlorinated Dibenzo-para-dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (1997)