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Introduction and Background Information

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Part of the book series: Nato · Challenges of Modern Society ((NATS,volume 16))

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The Pilot Study on International Information Exchange on Dioxins and Related Compounds was initiated to address issues associated with chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs), dibenzofurans (CDFs), and related compounds. The 3-year project was initiated in 1985 under the auspices of the Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society (CCMS) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Numerous activities were carried out to promote information exchange among the participating nations and to foster cooperative research efforts. The Pilot Study produced 15 CCMS documents, as well as numerous journal articles (Kutz and Bottimore, 1988; Bottimore et al., 1989), that describe the specific accomplishments of the project. The purpose of this volume is to describe, in detail, the participation, function, scope, and achievements of this project, which was completed in April 1988.

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  1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., USA

    Erich W. Bretthauer

  2. Bundesministerium fur Umwelt Naturschutz, and Reaktorsicherheit, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany

    Heinrich W. Kraus

  3. Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy

    Alessandro di Domenico

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  1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., USA

    Erich W. Bretthauer

  2. Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Bonn, Germany

    Heinrich W. Kraus

  3. Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

    Alessandro di Domenico

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Bretthauer, E.W., Kraus, H.W., di Domenico, A. (1991). Introduction and Background Information. In: Bretthauer, E.W., Kraus, H.W., di Domenico, A. (eds) Dioxin Perspectives. Nato · Challenges of Modern Society, vol 16. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3308-5_1

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