User:Alan Liefting/Articles/Dioxins in New Zealand

__NOINDEX__ Over 90% of exposure to humans of dioxins in New Zealand is thought to come from the consumption of meat, fish and dairy products.

The main sources of airborne dioxins are landfill fires, industry, home heating, backyard fires, and vehicle emissions.

Addressing dioxin pollution
New Zealand is a signatory to the Stockholm Convention, an international agreement that limits the use of persistent organic pollutants, and the Dioxin Action Plan was developed as a requirement of the agrrement.