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When:
June 11, 2004 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
2004-06-11T14:30:00-04:00
2004-06-11T16:00:00-04:00
Where:
Senate Chamber, N940, Ross Building, York University
Title: Environmental chemistry and toxicology of halogenated aromatic compounds.
Abstract: Halogenated aromatic compounds (HAHs) include families of environmental significance such as the polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), furans (PCDFs), and biphenyls (PCBs), as well as the more recently studied polybrominated diphenyl esters (PBDEs). This talk will cover the following related topics:
- The origin of these various classes of HAHs in the environment;
- Aspects of their environmental toxicology;
- Toxicological interactions between HAHs in the context of the aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor mediated mechanism of signal transduction.