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any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides
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Any of a family of compounds known chemically as dibenzo-p-dioxins. Concern about them arises from their potential toxicity as contaminants in commercial products. Tests on laboratory animals indicate that it is one of the more toxic anthropogenic (man-made) compounds.
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| dioxin |
Toxic, human-made chemical byproducts (dibenzo-p-dioxins), released into the atmosphere from incineration and during industrial processes that use chlorine. Dioxin tends to accumulate in the fatty tissue of fish. They can have immediate and long-term health effects, including skin disease, cancer, and reproductive failure.
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The most toxic organochlorine, dioxins are the unavoidable, unwanted by-product of industrial processes which involve the use of chlorine (including the manufacture of pulp, some plastics and many pesticides) and the burning of chlorine-contaminated wastes. A known carcinogen, dioxin is now implicated in numerous developmental, immunological and reproductive failures in humans and wildlife.
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