dioxin
noun
di·ox·in
(ˌ)dī-ˈäk-sən 
: any of several persistent toxic heterocyclic hydrocarbons that occur especially as by-products of various industrial processes (such as pesticide manufacture and papermaking) and waste incineration
especially
: tcdd
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The recent sampling also picked up a dioxin called OCDD, or octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.
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Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2024
Future sampling of fish tissue will reveal whether the contaminants have faded from the pond, or managed to persist — as dioxins notoriously do.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2024
According to studies, chlorophyll protects against dioxins, highly toxic substances that enter the body primarily through fatty foods such as meat and fish.
—Maria Berentzen, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
German health experts recommend that consumers limit themselves to no more than two meals of local fish a week to reduce exposure to heavy metals, dioxins or PCBs.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
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Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2024
Future sampling of fish tissue will reveal whether the contaminants have faded from the pond, or managed to persist — as dioxins notoriously do.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2024
According to studies, chlorophyll protects against dioxins, highly toxic substances that enter the body primarily through fatty foods such as meat and fish.
—Maria Berentzen, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
German health experts recommend that consumers limit themselves to no more than two meals of local fish a week to reduce exposure to heavy metals, dioxins or PCBs.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
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dioxin
noun
di·ox·in
(ˈ)dī-ˈäk-sən
: any of several persistent toxic heterocyclic hydrocarbons that occur especially as by-products of various industrial processes (as pesticide manufacture and paper milling) and waste incineration
especially
: tcdd see agent orange
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