Ingesting Poison Dioxin Found to Cause Disease for over Three GenerationsLisa Garber Dioxin is an industrial pollutant linked to cancer and reproductive disorders. For this study, the researchers used a particular dioxin called TCDDa major component of the herbicide Agent Orange made infamous by the Vietnam War as well as recent events in agribusiness. Not only does the individual exposed get the disease, says senior author Michael Skinner, but its transmitted to great-grandchildren with no exposure. In a 2011 study, researchers determined that pregnant mice had offspring (three generations) that experienced fertility problems. The 2012 Washington State study reinforces those findings and marks the diseases that resulted through generations. The researchers add, however, that their study still pertains to human populations that are exposed to dioxin and are experiencing declines in fertility and increases in adult onset of disease, with a potential to transmit them to later generations. Where does Dioxin Come From? Nature can produce dioxinsuch as through volcanoes and forest firesbut human activities by far result in more emissions. Such activities include but are not limited to: For a quarter of a century, the Environmental Protection Agency has dragged its feet in releasing a report on dioxin, thanks to pressure from industrialized agriculture (Big Ag). Since 1945, Monsanto and Dow have sprayed 300 million pounds of dioxin-containing herbicides on 400 million acres of American land, which explains why the chemical is even found in animal products like eggs, dairy, and meat. Monsanto even had to pay $93 million to residents of Nitro, West Virginia in damages relating to the herbicides used there. But that hasnt stopped the company from pushing the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to approve their dioxin-containing 2,4-D herbicide resistant GMO crops. Go figure, they are responsible for these superweeds in the first place. Additional Sources: Explore More: 