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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > dioxins
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > dioxins
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > ideologies > libertarianism > libertarianism and policy > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > dioxins
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > population and environment > pollution > dioxins

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dioxins  

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  • Dioxins are a class of 75 chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons that vary widely in their toxicity to humans. Dioxin toxicity is measured by Toxic Equivalent Factor (TEF) for which the standard of 1.0 is TCDD, or tetrachlorodibenzo–p–dioxin, one of the most toxic substances known. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Dioxins]

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