Open burning of household waste "Worst Case" scenario for generation of dioxins PCBs also produced
	Emissions are several orders of magnitude higher than for controlled combustion in a modern incinerator
	Forest fires and volcanoes are relatively minor sources (examples of uncontrolled combustion)

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"At higher risk of exposure to dioxin are children, nursing infants, some workers and farmers, people who eat fish as a main staple of their diet such as some indigenous peoples and fishermen, and people who live near dioxin release sites. These groups of people are likely exposed to at least 10 times as much dioxin as the general population. "

This statement was made in the American Peoples Dioxin Report published by the  Center for Health, Environment, and Justice, a group which evolved out of the Love Canal incident.  The section of the report titled "Science" has an excellent description of dioxin and and how it is measured (TEQ's).  A supporting document Technical Support Document provides the scientific basis and support for the conclusions and recommendations made in the report.

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