They say what you don't know won't hurt you. Well, they're wrong. Dioxin is a worldwide problem for both humans and wildlife.
Dioxins are everywhere.
And once they're in the environment, it takes generations for them to go away. They accumulate in the tissues of living organisms, getting more and more concentrated as they move up the food chain, becoming concentrated in fats. Humans are at the top of the food chain, and over 90 percent of our dioxin exposure comes from eating animal foods . Once these chemicals are in us, they stay and cause long-term damage. This level is hundreds or even thousands of times lower than most other synthetic chemicals of environmental concern, which is one of the reasons it took so long to notice it's a problem.