Do forest fires produce dioxins?

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Talia

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on: 02/05/2012 16:58:09

What is the process of releasing dioxin in forest fires?

« Last Edit: 12/07/2012 21:04:26 by chris »

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Bored chemist

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Reply #1 on: 03/05/2012 18:07:15

Typically forest fires won't produce a lot of dioxin.

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Talia

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Reply #2 on: 04/05/2012 13:17:35

yes I know but i'm interested what is the molecular process of producing.

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Airthumbs

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Reply #3 on: 07/05/2012 01:13:11

I thought that Dioxins were a result of industrial processes and are completely man made?

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Reply #4 on: 07/05/2012 08:50:58

If the forest were contaminated with something like 2,4D then it's possible that a fire could rearrange that (by essentially sticking two together) into TCCD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic_acid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin

The molecules are quite similar. However without some sort of chlorinated precursor, the process is pretty much a non-starter.

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