Related information and links: Dioxin

Dioxin can cause cancer and has been linked to reproductive failure and birth defects.

It is a byproduct of making trichlorophenol, one of the chemicals used in the weedkiller 2,4,5-T.

DOCUMENTS

Ministry of Health:

Interim dioxin report, New Plymouth

[PDF 33p 421KB]

Ministry of Health:

Questions and answers about dioxin

Ministry for the Environment:

Dioxin Concentrations in Residential Soil, Paritu, New Plymouth

Ministry for the Environment:

Action Plan for Reducing Discharges of Dioxin to Air

[PDF 71p 1.04MB]

Ministry for the Environment:

Inventory of Dioxin Emissions to Air, Land and Water, and Reservoir Sources

[PDF 192p 866KB]

NEW ZEALAND WEBSITES

Dow Chemical Company: Dioxin in New Plymouth

Environmental Risk Management Authority

Food Safety Authority: Dioxin

Greenpeace NZ: Dioxin

Ministry of Health: Dioxin

Soil and Health Association: Dioxin

INTERNATIONAL WEBSITES

Chlorine Chemistry Council: Dioxin Facts

US Dept of Agriculture: Dioxin

Dioxin conferences:

2004(Berlin)

2003 (Boston)