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DAY-CARE-INDUSTRY
WOOD-PRESERVATIVE
IMMUNE-SYSTEM-DISORDERS

EFFECTS OF INHALATIVE EXPOSURE TO DIOXINS IN WOOD PRESERVATIVES ON CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY IN DAY-CARE CENTER TEACHERS

The possible adverse effects of inhalative, low level exposure to dioxins in wood preservative compounds on cell mediated immunity was investigated in 221 day care center teachers in the Hamburg area of the former West Germany. In the 1960s, many day care centers had been built using paneling and other interior wood treated with wood preservatives. The authors conclude that a suppressive effect of inhalative exposure to dioxins in wood preservatives on human cell mediated immunity cannot be ruled out.

Environmental Research, 68(2):96-105, 1995. (33 references)

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