Estimates of the half-life of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in vietnam veterans of operation ranch hand

James L. Pirkle; William H. Wolfe; Donald G. Patterson; Larry L. Needham; Joel E. Michalek; Judson C. Miner; Michael R. Peterson; Donald L. Phillips

doi:10.1080/15287398909531288

Estimates of the half-life of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in vietnam veterans of operation ranch hand

James L. Pirkle
, William H. Wolfe
, Donald G. Patterson
, Larry L. Needham
, Joel E. Michalek
, Judson C. Miner
, Michael R. Peterson
, Donald L. Phillips

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The half-life of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2, 3, 7, 8-TCDD; commonly known as dioxin) in serum has been measured in 36 Air Force Vietnam veterans of Operation Ranch Hand, which was the operation that aerially sprayed the herbicide Agent Orange in Vietnam. From serum specimens taken in 1982 and 1987, the median half-life of 2, 3, 7, 8-TCDD in these Ranch Hand veterans was found to be 7.1 yr (95% confidence.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	165-171
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
Volume	27
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15287398909531288
State	Published - Jun 1 1989

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Estimates of the half-life of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in vietnam veterans of operation ranch hand

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