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dibromochloropropane

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dibromochloropropane /di·bro·mo·chlo·ro·pro·pane/ (di-bro″mo-klor″o-pro´pān) a colorless, halogenated, carcinogenic hydrocarbon formerly used as a pesticide, fumigant, and nematocide but now restricted in usage.


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Men exposed to dibromochloropropane, certain pesticides, alcohol, lead, and solvents, as well as men employed in the aluminum industry and in saw mills, father fewer sons than expected (Davis et al.
INTRODUCTION: CONCERNING BANANA WORKERS In December of 2002, a court in Managua, Nicaragua, ordered Shell Oil Company, Dole Food Company, and Dow Chemical to pay $489 million to over 400 banana workers for dibromochloropropane (DBCP), including sterility, cancer, and birth defects in children.
She was with thousands of other workers who--like her--claim to be suffering from exposure to pesticides containing the chemical agent dibromochloropropane (DBCP).
 
 
 
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