The largest source of dioxin in urban areas originates in backyard burning, either in barrels, or from small generators which were widely used until the 1960s in the Northeast and Midwest.

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Ms. Resler grew up in the more urban milieu of Seattle but had a backyard that she describes as the perfect staging ground for a neighborhood water balloon fight.

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