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a man-made chemical by-product formed during the manufacturing of other chemicals and during incineration. Studies show that dioxin is the most potent animal carcinogen ever tested, as well as the cause of severe weight loss, liver problems, kidney problems, birth defects, and death.
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| dioxin |
a side product in the manufacture of some pesticides, dioxin is formed of two benzene rings attached together by two oxygen atoms. Dioxins vary from fully chlorinate to no chlorine at all. The most toxic of the dioxins is 2,3,7,8, tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). It is extremely toxic to some animals and there is considerable controversy about its effect in humans. It does cause a skin condition known as chloracne.
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| dioxin |
One of the most hazardous of all chemicals, can cause both acute and long-term effects ranging from chloracne, a skin disease, to cancer, reproductive failures, and reduced resistance to infectious disease.
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| dioxin |
Unwanted chemical byproducts of incineration and some industrial processes that use chlorine. Dioxins can accumulate in fish and wildlife and are suspected human carcinogens. A critical pollutant considered to be highly toxic, 2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, or TCDD, is a variant in a family of 75 chlorinated organic compounds referred to as dioxins. ...
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| dioxin |
a group of chemical compounds that share certain characteristics. Dioxins are formed as a result of combustion processes such as waste incineration and burning fuels such as wood and coal.
Ãâó: www.fishonline.org/information/glossary/
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