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The toxic chemical dioxin "is formed by burning chlorine-based chemical compounds with hydrocarbons." This site features information about health risks associated with exposure to dioxin (including cancer) and dioxin exposure from the food supply. Includes links to related information. From EJnet.org, a site that provides "Web resources for environmental justice activists."
http://www.ejnet.org/dioxin/
Topics: Pollutants & Toxic Substances
Last updated Dec 16, 2004


DioxinFacts.org view detail comment email this

"Dioxin is an unwanted by-product of incineration, uncontrolled burning and certain industrial processes." This site provides information about this potentially toxic chlorinated chemical, including "what they are, where they are produced, why they are of concern and where levels are heading." Also includes links to related information. From the Chlorine Chemistry Council.
http://www.dioxinfacts.org
Topics: Pollutants & Toxic Substances
Last updated Dec 16, 2004


Questions and Answers About Dioxins view detail comment email this

This site provides general information about dioxins, a group of chlorinated chemicals "formed as a result of combustion processes such as commercial or municipal waste incineration and from burning fuels." The site also features an "overview of the EPA [Environmental Protection Agency] dioxin report," "food safety questions and answers," and "risk assessment questions and answers." From the Interagency Working Group on Dioxin (IWG), a coalition of several federal agencies.
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FoodContaminantsAdulteration/ChemicalContaminants/DioxinsPCBs/ucm077524.htm
Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Nutrition & Food Safety, Pollutants & Toxic Substances
Last updated Oct 19, 2009




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