Dioxin is a general term describing a group of hundreds of chemicals that are some of the most toxic chemicals known to science. Described by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a serious health threat, dioxin is an unintentional by-product of many industrial and non-industrial processes involving chlorine (such as waste incineration, pulp and paper bleaching, pesticide and chemical manufacturing, and backyard burn-barrel incineration). It is formed by burning chlorine-based chemical compounds with hydrocarbons and was the main toxic component of Agent Orange.
The danger in being exposed to dioxin is that there is no known “safe dose” below which dioxin will not cause cancer. It also can cause severe developmental and reproductive problems.
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http://www.ejnet.org/dioxin/
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April 20, 2010
[...] is processed through chlorine dioxide – and it’s possible that dioxin residue is created and left in the rayon. Bad: dioxins are exceedingly [...]
March 4, 2011
[...] fashion accessories. Warnings: it contains chlorine and during manufacture it releases highly toxic dioxins, not safe to cook food with or near, contains phthalates which can interfere with hormonal [...]
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