
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, July 9, 1990                   TAG: 9007090084
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: JACKSONVILLE, ARK.                                LENGTH: Short

PLANTS' DIOXIN DANGER REPORTEDLY KEPT SECRET

Two of the country's largest chemical companies withheld information from employees on the toxic nature of dioxin wastes at a local chemical plant, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Officials of Hercules Inc. and Dow Chemical also knew about dangers of dioxins, a class of chemicals generally considered unwanted byproducts that may cause a range of ailments, as early as 1965 and were concerned the government would learn about the dangers, the Arkansas Democrat reported.

- Associated Press

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