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...accidents. But many of the same audiences seem blissfully unconcerned about chemical accidents, even though some compounds may retain their toxic strength longer than radioactive trash. Worse, many people are willing to live with large amounts of one of these chemicals, a compound called 2,3,7,8 tetrachlo-rodibenzo-p-dioxin, also known as dioxin. The attitude may prove suicidal. A common contaminant of several widely used herbicides, dioxin is so deadly that a few ounces could poison whole communities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Defoliation | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

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