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Which of the following belongs to class of extremely toxic dioxin compound(s)?

(a) Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins

(b) Polychlorinated dibenzofurans

(c) Polychlorinated biphenyls

(d) All of the mentioned

The question was asked in an interview for internship.

My doubt is from Air Pollution topic in chapter Air Pollution of Environmental Engineering

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Correct choice is (d) All of the mentioned

Easiest explanation: PCDDs, PCDFs and PCBs are all persistent organic pollutants with extremely high toxicity released as industrial by-products.

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