Special Report No. 87-07: Executive Summary Dioxin: A Critical Review of Its Distribution, Mechanism of Action, Impacts on Human Health, and the Setting of Acceptable Exposure Limi

Dioxin has been an important issue in environmental and occupational health for almost two decades. While earlier measurements showed it not to be present in waste treatment sludges from the pulp and paper industry, more sensitive measurements used during the National Dioxin Study showed it to be present at low levels in some sludges.