Hazard Summary of Dibenzofuran
Exposure to dibenzofuran may occur from inhalation of contaminated air, or ingesting contaminated drinking water or food. No information is available on the acute (short-term), chronic (long-term), reproductive, developmental, and carcinogenic effects of dibenzofuran in humans or animals. Health effects information is available on the polychlorinated dibenzofurans; however, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has noted that the biological activity of various chlorinated dibenzofurans varies greatly, thus, risk assessment by analogy to any of these more widely studied compounds would not be recommended. EPA has classified dibenzofuran as a Group D, not classifiable as to human carcinogenicity.