Dioxin

Dow Química Chilena S.A.

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Dow Química Chilena S.A.

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  • Since 1995, Dow has reduced its worldwide dioxin emissions to air and water by more than 80% from 40.5 grams to 7 grams.
  • Since 1967, Dow has continued to conduct extensive studies following a group of its employees who have been exposed to elevated levels of dioxins as the result of historical manufacturing practices. After more than 40 years of studying employees with high exposures in the workplace, results continue to show no lasting health effects. There has been evidence of chloracne, a skin condition resembling acne, among some highly exposed workers. We seek to publish the results of all our health studies in peer-reviewed scientific journals and more than 200 have been published to date.
  • Dow also is funding or supports additional studies that will provide answers to dioxin-related issues. For example, in the Great Lakes Bay Region, Dow has provided unrestricted grants to Michigan’s leading universities to allow them to conduct a broad array of human health exposure and environmental studies to evaluate the potential impact of dioxins and furans. Specifically, the University of Michigan in 2006 reported the results of a two-year study of dioxin and furan and PCB exposure in the Midland, Michigan area and along the Tittabawassee River downstream from Dow manufacturing operations. Dow provided an unrestricted grant to the University of Michigan to conduct a human dioxin exposure study. To review the findings, please go to . The results of this study show no relationship between furan and dioxin soil levels and levels in people living along the Tittabawassee River and in Midland.
  • Dow also supports on-going studies of its workers who were exposed to dioxins in the Midland, Michigan and New Plymouth, New Zealand locations. These studies find that even though these workers were exposed to levels of dioxins well above background levels, there are no health effects other than chloracne in some of the Midland workers, related to dioxin exposures. These studies have been reported on extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

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