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Dioxins are toxic chemical compounds that are known to persist in the environment. The most toxic of these compounds is 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). According to the US Environmental Protection Agency webpage, the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations list the maximum contaminant level for this compound in drinking water as 3.0 x 10 to the -8 mg in 1.000 liter. If a 1.000 liter sample of water was found to contain 4x10 to the 14th molecules of TCDD, would it pass the EPA drinking water standard? There are 6.022 x 10 to the 23rd molecules in one mole, and the molecular formula for TCDD is C12H4Cl4O2. Its molecular mass, or weight, is 321.97 g/mol.