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Main Title 2,3,7,8-TCDD (2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin): Environmental Chemistry.
Author Miller, G. C. ; Zepp, R. G. ;
CORP Author Environmental Research Lab., Athens, GA. ;Nevada Univ., Reno. Dept. of Biochemistry.
Year Published 1987
Report Number EPA/600/D-87/086;
Stock Number PB87-174793
Additional Subjects Stability ; Chemical properties ; Physical properties ; Chlorine organic compounds ; Photolysis ; Environmental transport ; Dibenzodioxin/tetrachloro ; Toxic substances
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NTIS  PB87-174793 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 16p
Abstract
For molecules of its size and weight, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) is one of the most toxic, least water soluble, least volatile, and most resistant to thermal and biological transformations. The combination of these properties has presented a challenging problem is assessing human hazards ascribable to TCDD because, although exposure concentrations are often low, the time frame for transport and most degradative processes in the environment is generally long. Under normal environmental conditions, the only transformation process that is fairly rapid for dioxins is photolysis.