Dioxin

Dioxins form a family of toxic chlorinated organic compounds that bioaccumulate in humans and wildlife due to their fat solubility. The most notorious of those is 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, often abbreviated as TCDD. The isomers containing chlorine in the 2, 3, 7, and/or 8 positions are the most toxic isomers and the ones which bioaccumulate. Dioxins are a byproduct only, with no industrial uses.

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Chlorinated - Organic compound - Bioaccumulate - Wildlife - 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-''p''-dioxin - Isomer - Bioaccumulate

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Dioxins and other Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are subject to the Stockholm Convention. This convention will come into effect as it has been ratified by sufficient countries, the last being Russia. The treaty obliges signatories to take measures to eliminate where possible, and minimize where not possible to eliminate, all sources of dioxin.

Related Topics:
Persistent Organic Pollutant - Stockholm Convention - Russia - Treaty

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