Over the last 30 years, this biocide (Triclosan) has become the most potent and extensively used in a variety of consumer products such mouthwash, toothpaste, soaps, deodorants and house hold equipment like textiles (e.g. underwear and socks,), toys, liquid dishwashing soap, and plastic kitchenware [1, 6] Triclosan is identified as a liphophilic compound (log Kow=4.8) with ability to form low chlorinated dioxins on incineration or under the influence of sunlight, and under certain circumstances

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... even more highly chlorinated isomers [1] These low-level dioxin substances and toxic contaminants are polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs). These substances are a complex mixture of compounds with similar environmental chemical and toxicological