[Excerpted] "The amount of toxic
chemicals released into the environment nationwide in 2010 increased 16
percent over the year before, reversing a downward trend in overall toxic
releases since 2006, according to a report released Thursday by the Environmental
Protection Agency...
...Air releases of dioxin, which is linked to cancer as well as neurological and
reproductive problems, rose 10 percent from 2009 to 2010, according to the
report..."
...Chemical manufacturers accounted for nearly 64 percent of total disposal of
dioxins in 2010, though they reported a 7 percent decrease from 2009 to
2010...."
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