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Waste (By-products) At-a-Glance

17 June 2013 - 2:18pm -- ipen_jen

Waste by-products are chemicals produced and released unintentionally into the environment by combustion or some chemical processes. Dioxins, a class of POPs, are by-products of waste incineration, chemical and pesticide manufacturing, and pulp and paper bleaching. The most potent dioxin, 2,3,7,8-TCDD, is a known human carcinogen.

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