As was the case with the 14 contaminants described in the earlier report-which included pesticides such as toxaphene and dieldrin-the researchers found the highest levels of PBDEs, on average, in farm-raised salmon from Europe. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Healthiest Foods] Reference
DDT or 40-percent toxaphene wettable powder per 100 gallons of water. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952] Reference
England; chlordane, developed in the United States a few years ago; and toxaphene. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950] Reference
Dieldrin, and for that reason we can ignore the less efficient material, toxaphene. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952] Reference
Chlordane is usually employed at the rate of 2 to 3 pounds of 50 percent wettable powder and toxaphene at 2 to 4 pounds of 40 percent wettable powder per 100 gallons. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950] Reference
The samples contained DDT and two break-down chemicals from that pesticide, plus the chemicals endrin, lindane, heptachlor, chlordane, toxaphene, aldrin and dieldrin. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-01-01] Reference
Australia has already stopped producing and using most of the chemicals included in the agreement (aldrin, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, chlordane, HCB, heptachlor, toxaphene and PCBs). From Wordnik.com. [Australia to Sign Agreement to Reduce Toxic Pollution - Media release - Minister for Foreign Affairs] Reference
Another detrimental insecticide, toxaphene, breaks down very slowly in water, so it is still found in the lakes today even though it was banned in 1990 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 1997. From Wordnik.com. [Visit Scenic Alberta] Reference
For years he and his father used the chemical insecticides guthion, toxaphene, sevin, methyl parathion, and other insecticides to kill the fierce semitropical insects that would otherwise have destroyed their crops. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15] Reference
toxaphene toxaphene is the major organochlorine contaminant in all fish analyzed highest toxaphene levels are generally seen in fish that are strictly piscivorous toxaphene concentrations in fish tend to increase with increasing fish size. From Wordnik.com. [Human impacts on the biodiversity of the Arctic] Reference
High concentrations of chemicals such as dieldrin, toxaphene, chorodene, DDD and DDE have been found in the surrounding soil. From Wordnik.com. [wacotrib - Latest News Headlines] Reference
Other banned pesticides that have lingered in food for decades include dieldrin, toxaphene, chlordane, hexachlorocyclohexane and hexachlorobenzene. From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
Salmon was the most contaminated food, with traces of six types of PCBs, two flame retardants and 25 pesticides, including DDT, dieldrin and toxaphene. From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
Dangerous high-potency industrial chemicals, pesticides, and fungicides will be allowed, ones now near-universally banned, including aldrin, hexachlorobenzene and toxaphene. From Wordnik.com. [Printing: Codex Alimentarius Threatens Human Health] Reference
Science in January 2004 and found farmed salmon contain substantially higher concentrations of organic contaminants, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), toxaphene, dieldrin, dioxins, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). From Wordnik.com. [The World's Healthiest Foods] Reference
toxaphene toxaphene is the major organochlorine contaminant in all fish analyzed highest toxaphene levels are generally seen in fish that are strictly piscivorous toxaphene concentrations in fish tend to increase with increasing fish size | - |. From Wordnik.com. [Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth] Reference
(Class I), taste and odor, toxaphene, turbidity, VOCs. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
The Stockholm Convention (ratified in 2001) banned the use of several organochlorine pesticides, including aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, mirex, and toxaphene. From Wordnik.com. [Chlorinated pesticides] Reference
The POPs agreement sets out control measures applying to 12 chemicals - aldrin, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, chlordane, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), heptachlor, mirex, toxaphene, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins and furans. From Wordnik.com. [Australia to Sign Agreement to Reduce Toxic Pollution - Media release - Minister for Foreign Affairs] Reference
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