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Kepone |
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Kepone /Ke·pone/ (ke´pōn) trademark for a nonbiodegradable polychlorinated ketone, used as an insecticide; workers exposed to it have suffered neurologic symptoms such as tremors and slurred speech. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Eric Sobel, a University of Florida rheumatologist, exposed lab mice to chlordecone (a pesticide in ant and roach traps). Since then, signatory nations have added four more POPs to the list: the pesticides lindane (also known as gamma-hexachlorocyl-cohexane) and chlordecone (also known as kepone); hexabromobiphenyl, a polybrominated flame retardant; and polycyclic-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are combustion byproducts. In these experiments, all of the OCPs caused acceleration of time to development of SLE, with chlordecone producing the greatest response. |
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