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Dioxins
Health NZ monitors the health effects from dioxins, and ensures adequate health care is available to those affected by dioxin exposure.
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Health effects of dioxins
There has been longstanding concern over the possibility of health effects, including cancer and birth defects, due to dioxins.
Dioxins questions and answers
Answers to questions about dioxins, including on the effects of dioxin exposure and the health support service for people who have been exposed.
Dioxins: A technical guide
This guide is for health professionals and others who have questions about the health effects of dioxins, and includes historic exposure incidents.
Study: Concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in blood of adults
Massey University’s Centre for Public Health Research completed a 3-year study for Te Whatu Ora measuring the concentration of pollutants in blood.
Breast milk survey
This survey is the third to measure levels of persistent organic pollutants in the breast milk of first-time mothers aged 20 to 30.
Serum dioxin study in Paritutu
The report investigating historical exposures to dioxin among residents of the New Plymouth suburb of Paritutu was released in 2005.
Special support service for former sawmill workers exposed to PCP
Find out about support for former sawmill workers who were exposed to pentachlorophenol at sawmills in the 1950s to 1980s.
Other key agencies involved with dioxins
Other key agencies involved with dioxins, including workplace exposure, contaminated places, and Vietnam veterans.
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Dioxins
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Per-fluoroalkyl substances and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)