UBIQUITOUS NATURE OF DIOXINS - A COMPARISON OF THE DIOXINS CONTENT OFCOMMON EVERYDAY MATERIALS WITH THAT OF PULPS AND PAPERS

Dioxins have been found in everyday materials that are contaminated wi th fine particulate matter (dust). The concentrations, expressed as 23 78-TCDD toxicity equivalents, in some of these materials are often ord ers of magnitude higher than levels associated with pulps and papers, including those produced by recycling processes. A common homologue di stribution in these materials indicates a common source.