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Science 25 March 1977:
Vol. 195. no. 4284, pp. 1337 - 1338
DOI: 10.1126/science.841331
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Science, Vol 195, Issue 4284, 1337-1338
Copyright © 1977 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Environmental degradation of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)

DG Crosby and AS Wong

Herbicide formulations containing known amounts of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and exposed to natural sunlight on leaves, soil, or glass plates lost most or all of the TCDD during a single day, due principally to photochemical dechlorination. Despite the known persistence of pure TCDD, it is not stable as a contaminant in thin herbicide films exposed to outdoor light.


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