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more_legal_areas dioxinThe detrimental effects on human health dioxin exposure causes are some of the most deadly and adverse chemically-induced bodily reactions known. Dioxin is a group of chemicals produced through the burning of chlorine based compounds and hydrocarbons. Dioxin is the primary chemical compound found in Agent Orange, a deadly herbicide used extensively during the Vietnam conflict.
Dioxin is an unintentional by-product of industrial processes such as waste incineration, pesticide and herbicide manufacturing and use, pulp and paper bleaching, and copper smelting. Once released through these processes, dioxin becomes a pervasive and persistent compound found in the air, land, and water. From the environment, dioxin enters the foods that we consume. Food contamination is the main method of human dioxin exposure (accounting for ninety-six percent).
People with the highest risk of adverse health dioxin effects are those who work in these capacities or people who dwell near contaminated sites. These populations are much more likely to suffer severe health dioxin effects than the general population. The average American has a one in ten thousand chance of developing adverse health dioxin effects. People with high exposure levels have a one in one-hundred to a one in one-thousand chance of developing cancerous health dioxin effects.
Children and infants are also at an elevated risk for more serious health dioxin problems because dioxin is heavily transmitted through breast milk. Ninety five percent of the dioxin in breast milk is transmitted to a baby during nursing. The harmful health dioxin effects to children and infants can include birth defects (with fetal exposure), developmental delays, learning disabilities, memory and attention problems, and immune problems.
Dioxin is a water-fearing fat-loving compound that is found mostly (97.5 percent) in red meat and dairy products. Fish, eggs and other meat products may also contain high levels of dioxin. For this reason people who rely heavily on these foods as their main source of sustenance may be at a greater risk for developing serious health dioxin problems.
Cancerous health dioxin problems can include lung, stomach, liver, kidney, lymphoma, and tissue cancers. Dioxin significantly damages the reproductive system. In males, dioxin can reduce sperm counts, reduce the size of genital organs, lower testosterone levels, and produce abnormal testes. In women, dioxin can decrease fertility, cause significant hormonal changes, damage the ovaries, cause endometriosis, and make sustaining a pregnancy very difficult.
Injurious health dioxin effects may also include skin problems, immunodeficiency, diabetes, Chloracne, excessive hair growth, altered fat metabolism, and significant damage to the nervous system, liver, spleen, thyroid, and bone marrow. The hazardous health dioxin effects on human wellbeing are the ubiquitous and far-reaching outcome of cumulative dioxin emissions from numerous sources in the environment.
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