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Science 20 August 1971:
Vol. 173. no. 3998, pp. 748 - 749
DOI: 10.1126/science.173.3998.748
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Photodecomposition of Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins

D. G. Crosby 1, A. S. Wong 1, J. R. Plimmer 2, and E. A. Woolson 2

1 Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis 95616
2 Plant Sciences Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland 20705

The toxic herbicide impurity 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and its homologs decomposed rapidly in alcohol solution under artificial light and natural sunlight, the rate of decomposition depending upon the degree of chlorination. However, photodecomposition was negligible in aqueous suspensions and on wet or dry soil.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Environmental degradation of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD).
D. Crosby and A. Wong (1977)
Science 195, 1337-1338
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Riboflavin Photosensitized Oxidation of 2,4-Dichlorophenol: Assessment of Possible Chlorinated Dioxin Formation.
J. R. Plimmer and U. I. Klingebiel (1971)
Science 174, 407-408
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