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Article: Cover up: story of dioxin seems intentionally murky. (chemical firm Monsanto Co accused of producing dioxin)(includes related article on US Pentagon's probable involvement in the Monsanto case)
- Article from:
- St. Louis Journalism Review
- Article date:
- June 1, 1998
- Author:
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Editor's note: This is the third of a three-part series.
The story of Monsanto and dioxin resembles nothing so much as an "X-Files" episode. A fog of cover-up permeates every aspect of dioxin in Missouri - new revelations of environmental poisons turn into new cover-ups.
Consider:
* The EPA can't produce a simple list of sites it has checked for dioxin.
* Documents tying Monsanto to waste-oil hauler Russell Bliss, who is considered responsible for spreading dioxin across Missouri, have disappeared from state archives.
* The U.S. Army's records on discussions with Monsanto about using dioxin as a chemical weapon still are classified ...