Dioxin in Yushchenko’s blood nearly 6,000 times higher than normal level
The concentration, about 100,000 units per gram of blood fat, is the second highest ever recorded, said Abraham Brouwer, professor of environmental toxicology at the Free University in Amsterdam. A normal level of dioxin is between 15 and 45 units.
Almost everyone has some level of dioxins because the chemical is widespread in the environment - mainly from its industrial usages - and builds up in the food chain.
