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P x /fi9> Chapter 18 ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS IN HUMAN POPULATION EXPOSED TO 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-PARA-DlOXIN (TCDD) IN SEYESO: AN UPDATE Franco Merlo Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro Genova, Itaiy INTRODUCTION * On July 10, 1976, an explosion at the Industrie Chimlche Meda Socicta ~ Qcm'eSa) planTTn the NoctheirTTltalian town of~Meda released a ciood of aerosol which contaminated the surrounding area.

FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been used in the United States and elsewhere over the past iiO'years, for many industrial and consumer applications.

8:15 a.m. , Jan. 12, 1979 MCI PUBLIC RELATIONS' REPORT -- STURGEON,' MO,- PERRTE.HEHT The lab at Xrummrich at about 8*:00 a.nu this morning completed * *analyzing th last of* eight air samples from th area of the Sturgeon, Mo., derailment.

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Dioxin's Peril to Humans: Proof Is Elusive By WAYNE BIDDLE The deadly chemical dioxin, an un wanted byproduct of herbicides, pesti cides and other industrial products, is raising increasing concern among gor* Ieminent agencies, scientific research ers and people who may come in con tact with i t Communities from New York to Ore gon have reported human health protv lems that they fear are linked to expo sure to dioxin, although the links have not been proved scientifically.

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