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Heterocyclic hydrocarbons present as trace contaminants in herbicides, especially the chlorinated dioxin 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (tetrachlorobenzodioxin). Many dioxins are teratogenic and carcinogenic.
(12 Dec 1998)
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