Dioxins
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Dioxins are a family of largely toxic organic-chlorinated molecules. They are produced as a side-effect of a number of industrial processes. They are small, light and carcinogenic. They can are particularly fond of fat and have been detected in the fat deposits of a large number of animals - including ourselves.
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Understanding the dioxins
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The causes
- paper and rayon whitening that is done by chlorine bleaching. Unbleached, or if you really need white, oxygen bleached, paper and rayon products are the best alternative.
- industrial emissions
- car exhausts
- creation of industrial pesticides
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Evidence
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Cost-benefit analysis
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What are the solutions
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Organisations that work on dioxins
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See also
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Books
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Movies
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