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Dioxin

Any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides.Toxic substances that are byproducts of certain chemicals like herbicides that are used to kill off weeds in arable farmland.dioxin

Any in a family of over 200 chlorinated organic chemicals (allheterocyclic hydrocarbons). The term is most commonly applied to a particular chemical, 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-paradioxin (2, 3, 7, 8-TCDD, simply called TCDD), which is an impurity in the defoliant AgentOrange and in the pesticide 2, 4, 5-T(see auxin). Dioxins are also producedwhenchlorinated materials such as plastics are burned. Dioxins are knownto cause skin diseases (chloracne), birth defects, miscarriages, and cancer.


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... cloth) is not being sanitized and getting into garments which are distributed through our country (USA). In Columbia, they treat crops with dioxin, and some crops have been exposed to paraquat via the drug cartel wars which may have modified the organism. And many clothing manufacturers ...

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by Neva Borden
Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:13 pm
 
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The Fiber Disease

... I thought the tiny url was a lymebusters thing and I had no access. Hey Jjill or anyone else that might know.....I thought our gov't did not use dioxin annymore. Whats up with this? Like I said, I think we have some type of wheat fungus in us so that is how I found this next article. The potential ...

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by London
Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:12 am
 
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The Fiber Disease

... do you think? I will await for your opinions ( and / or anyone elses) ______________________________ Now, check this out......it is called Mt. Dioxin and it sits in Pennsicola, Florida..... http://www.loe.org/shows/shows.htm?programID=96-P13-00016#feature1 Sincerely, London PS: I do not think ...

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The Fiber Disease

... treatment and financial compensation for the children. And one shareholder has asked The Dow Chemical Company to outline plans for cleaning up dioxin contamination near its plant in Midland, Michigan, and prevent future releases. All of these requests are still pending. Shareholder resolutions ...

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by London
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Is Sex Determination 50/50 ?

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by kiekyon
Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:51 am
 
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