The second EPA report on dioxin was released early last year, and far from calming worries about the chemical, the report heightened concerns by announcing that the safety margin for exposure to dioxin was much smaller than scientists first thought. The EPA review added that dioxin effects on the immune system, the reproductive system and disruption of hormones might even be greater than the risk of cancer from exposure to dioxin, Kerkvliet said. They were saying that exposure to the chemical at any level is potentially harmful to human health and to the environment in general. In addition, the EPA listed trash incineration as a significant source of dioxin in the environment, Kerkvliet pointed out. This includes general trash incineration as well as incineration of medical and industrial wastes.
Activists are extremely concerned about dioxin.
In light of all the anxiety, it's ironic that this chemical was never intentionally manufactured and has no use.