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. 1971 Aug 20;173(3998):748-9.
doi: 10.1126/science.173.3998.748.

Photodecomposition of Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins

D G Crosby, A S Wong, J R Plimmer, E A Woolson

Photodecomposition of Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins

D G Crosby et al. Science. .

Abstract

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.

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