Dioxins or dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) ??? such as polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and certain dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) ??? are generated by industrial processes, including fuel and waste burning and incineration, pesticide and herbicide production, smelting and chlorine bleaching of paper pulp.