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LONDON, DEC. 17. The scientist analysing the blood of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko said on Friday that tests confirmed he was poisoned by TCDD, the most harmful known dioxin. Abraham Brouwer, professor of environmental toxicology at the Free University in Amsterdam, told The Associated Press that the dioxin was TCDD, chemically known as tetrachlorodibenzoparadioxin. TCDD is a key ingredient of Agent Orange, a herbicide that was blamed for myriad health problems in U.S. veterans of the Vietnam War and local villagers. The tests, conducted by Mr. Brouwer at BioDetection Systems in Amsterdam, also confirmed that Mr. Yushchenko's blood contained 100,000 units of dioxin, the second highest concentration ever recorded. Mr. Yushchenko, who faces Kremlin-backed Viktor Yanukovych in a repeat presidential election, fell ill after having dinner with the Ukrainian Security Service chief Ihor Smeshko on September 5. Mr. Yushchenko developed severe facial disfiguring which is the hallmark of dioxin poisoning. — AP
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