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Article: Dioxins and Health, 2nd edition.
- Article from:
- Environmental Health Perspectives
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
- Author:
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Edited by Arnold Shechter and Thomas A. Gasiewicz
Hoboken, NJ:John Wiley & Sons, 2003. 952 pp. ISBN: 0-471-43355-1, $150 doth.
Dioxins were first discovered more than 30 years ago as unwanted contaminants arising during the synthesis of some organochlorine compounds and during various kinds of incineration. Their presence as trace but highly toxic contaminants in Agent Orange continues to haunt our legacy in Vietnam. Dioxins are chemicals in the environment and in people's bodies, and they have stimulated intense policy and political debates over the last three decades. Since the first edition of Dioxins and Health was published in 1994, much has ...