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Meanings of dioxin in English

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Usage of dioxin in English
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Nor is there national testing to measure dioxin levels in the air.
The Irish Times
2
However, effects of dioxin are evidenced in problems such as neurological disorders, chloracne.
The new yorker
3
Snowden said doctors had not been given a criteria for testing for dioxin.
Radio NZ
4
Higher soil dioxin-TEQs were observed in locations with high populations and population densities.
Pubmed
5
Tells how factory workers exposed to dioxin have contracted chloracne & other illnesses.
The new yorker
6
Presence of chloracne is considered to be a clinical sign of dioxin exposure.
Pubmed
7
Geographic differences in dioxin-contaminated soils were also shown in this study.
Pubmed
8
It has been suggested that it should be classified as a dioxin-like compound.
Pubmed
9
Agent Orange contained dioxin, one of the most toxic chemicals known to man.
BBC
10
Tells about results of studies of dioxin's effect on animals.
The new yorker
11
Former agrichemical workers are questioning research showing their health isn't endangered despite dioxin contamination.
Radio NZ
12
Analytical chemical processes are employed to determine the specific dioxin content in environmental samples.
Pubmed
13
Furthermore, synaptic plasticity and neuro-immune system may be two principal affected areas by dioxin.
Pubmed
14
The herbicide was often contaminated with a type of dioxin, a potently carcinogenic chemical.
Reuters
15
And the genes regulated by dioxin also clustered to cholinergic synapse and long-term potentiation.
Pubmed
16
Landfills are filled and incinerators have the potential to release poisons such as dioxin.
BBC
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