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Dioxins: in the Aspects of Toxicology

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Mustafa Yeniçeri(Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi)0000-0001-5476-4864
Mustafa Yipel(MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-6390-9313
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2026-03-25
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On the other hand, determining their levels in organisms in the food chain and other foods and conducting risk assessments based on different exposure scenarios is also important in terms of preventing or minimizing potential risks to public health.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The entry of pollutants into the ecosystem is increasing daily, parallel to the rise in their production and use.
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Key Findings & Data:This increase leads to an increase in the amount, frequency, and duration of exposure of living organisms in the ecosystem, either directly or indirectly through the food chain, thereby increasing public concern over potential toxic risks.
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Conclusion & Impact:On the other hand, determining their levels in organisms in the food chain and other foods and conducting risk assessments based on different exposure scenarios is also important in terms of preventing or minimizing potential risks to public health.
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⚙️Variables:Dioksinler · PCDF'ler · PCDD'ler

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The entry of pollutants into the ecosystem is increasing daily, parallel to the rise in their production and use. This increase leads to an increase in the amount, frequency, and duration of exposure of living organisms in the ecosystem, either directly or indirectly through the food chain, thereby increasing public concern over potential toxic risks. Among these pollutants, dioxins or dioxin-like chemicals (polychlorinated dibenzofurans [PCDFs], dibenzo-p-dioxins [PCDDs], and polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]) are important components in terms of ecosystem health, public health, and animal health due to their toxic effects as well as their diversity and increasing use. Due to their high toxic potential, the toxic effects of these pollutants, their toxicodynamic and kinetic properties, and their levels in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, as well as in wild and domestic animals must be determined through scientific research. In particular, biological monitoring studies using bioindicator organisms can identify toxic effects at an early stage, preventing them from reaching the population and ecosystem levels. On the other hand, determining their levels in organisms in the food chain and other foods and conducting risk assessments based on different exposure scenarios is also important in terms of preventing or minimizing potential risks to public health.

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. Üretim ve kullanımınlarındaki artışa paralel olarak, kirleticilerin ekosisteme girişleri her geçen gün artmaktadır. Bu artış, ekosistemdeki canlıların maruziyet miktar, sıklığı ve süresinin doğrudan ya da besin zinciri yoluyla dolaylı olarak artmasına yol açmakta ve dolayısıyla potansiyel toksik risklere ilişkin kamuoyundaki endişeyi de artırmaktadır. Bu kirleticiler arasında, dioksinler veya dioksin benzeri kimyasallar (poliklorlu dibenzofuranlar [PCDF'ler], dibenzo-p-dioksinler [PCDD'ler] ve poliklorlu bifeniller [PCB'ler]), toksik etkilerinin yanı sıra çeşitlilikleri ve kullanımlarının artması nedeniyle ekosistem sağlığı, halk sağlığı ve hayvan sağlığı açısından önemli bileşenlerdir. Yüksek toksik potansiyelleri nedeniyle, bu kirleticilerin toksik etkileri, toksikodinamik ve kinetik özellikleri ile karasal ve su ekosistemlerinde, ayrıca yabani ve evcil hayvanlardaki konsantrasyonları bilimsel araştırmalar yoluyla belirlenmelidir. Özellikle, biyoindikatör organizmaların kullanıldığı biyolojik izleme çalışmaları, toksik etkileri erken aşamada tespit ederek bunların popülasyon ve ekosistem düzeylerine ulaşmasını önleyebilir. Öte yandan, besin zincirindeki organizmalarda ve diğer gıdalarda bu maddelerin seviyelerini belirlemek ve farklı maruz kalma senaryolarına dayalı risk değerlendirmeleri yapmak, halk sağlığına yönelik olası riskleri önlemek veya en aza indirmek açısından da önemlidir.

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Yeniçeri, M., Yipel, M. (2026). Dioxins: in the Aspects of Toxicology. Veteriner Farmakoloji ve Toksikoloji Derneği Bülteni, Cilt: 17 Sayı: 2026. https://doi.org/10.38137/vftd.1887840

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