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chlorinated hydrocarbons |
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chlorinated hydrocarbons insecticidal substances which are no longer recommended for use on food animals because of their persistence in animal tissues and entry into the human food chain. Many of them still find industrial and nonanimal use and poisoning of animals can occur. Poisoning is manifested by nervous excitement, tremor, convulsions and death. Includes aldrin, benzene hexachloride, chlordane, DDD, DDT, heptachlor, isodrin, lindane, methoxychlor. 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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| Emerging Toxins" discusses recently recognized causes of bronchiolitis obliterans (nylon flock, popcorn flavoring) and the effects of various wood treatments (mercuric chloride, creosote, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and copper-chromium arsenate). Three families of synthetic chemicals entered farms and homes with little or no testing for either acute or chronic health effects: chlorinated hydrocarbons such as DDT and endrin, organophosphates such as malathion and parathion, and herbicides such as 2,4-D. Adverse behavioral effects also have been associated with exposure to PCBs and other chlorinated hydrocarbons. |
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