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| | Sodium Thiosulfate and Dioxin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | Or applying sodium thiosulfate to areas in the environment, which are toxicified with PCB's, polychlorophenols, herbicides, etc.., to neutralize the chlorine derivatives. |
 | | Sodium thiosulfate (Na2S2O3) is a reducing agent that reacts with oxidizing agents, specifically, hypochlorous acid (HOCl) which is the active ingredient in household bleach, according the reaction: HOCl + 2(S2O3)^-2 -----------> Cl^-1 + (S4O6)^-2 + OH^-1 Unfortunately, it does not react with organic chlorine compounds such as PCB's, etc. to neutralize them. |
 | | The implication of your broad assertion that we all have been exposed to dioxin leads me to think that you may have been given some misinformation. |
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