Rampant use of a common termite pesticide called chlordane. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Pregnant] Reference
Highly potent agricultural chemicals such as chlordane, dieldrin and DDT -- Carson's leading concern -- have been banned. From Wordnik.com. [Averting A Death Foretold] 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
Dichlorodiphenyl-dichloroethene polychlorinated biphenyls dieldrin chlordane heptachlor polychlorinated dibenzodioxins. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference
Indeed, a recent study found that approximately 75 percent of all U.S. homes contain at least some level of chlordane in the breathable air. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Pregnant] Reference
The maximum allowable level for chlordane is 100 parts per billion, according to the National Academy of Science and National Academy of Engineering. From Wordnik.com. [Retired Greenbelt professor on pollution hunt] Reference
Nor did he consider for almost a month that the chlordane bottle where he'd gotten the poison was still in his parents 'garage with the other pesticides. From Wordnik.com. [The Night Crew]
The EPA banned chlordane from being used in the United. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Science News] Reference
The EPA banned all use of chlordane in the United States in 1988. From Wordnik.com. [WCAV - HomePage - Headlines] Reference
These effects were seen mostly in people who swallowed chlordane mixtures. From Wordnik.com. [guampdn.com - Local News] Reference
The federal government banned chlordane because of concerns about cancer risk. From Wordnik.com. [The Shad Plank] Reference
About twenty years ago, it was treated for termite infestation with chlordane. From Wordnik.com. [Natural Home Latest 10 Articles] Reference
Humans can be exposed to chlordane though ingestion, inhalation or by skin contact. From Wordnik.com. [News for Charlottesville Daily Progress] Reference
All humans have been exposed to some chlordane because of how it was used decades ago. From Wordnik.com. [News for Charlottesville Daily Progress] Reference
Most of it leaves the body in a few days, but chlordane can also be stored in body fat. From Wordnik.com. [Natural Home Latest 10 Articles] Reference
The pesticide chlordane and the insecticide dieldrin were not found to be an issue locally. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Breeze Most Viewed] Reference
When chlordane is used in the soil around a building, it kills termites that come into contact with it. From Wordnik.com. [guampdn.com - Local News] Reference
Studies have shown chlordane can cause many adverse health effects to humans and animals, including cancer. From Wordnik.com. [WCAV - HomePage - Headlines] Reference
The two samples showed levels of chlordane that were 40 and 1,000 times higher, respectively, than the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [News for Charlottesville Daily Progress] Reference
The EPA has classified chlordane as a probable carcinogen because it has been known to cause cancer in animals. From Wordnik.com. [News for Charlottesville Daily Progress] Reference
The Navy used chlordane decades ago to get rid of termites and the company believes it has mitigated any exposure. From Wordnik.com. [KUAM.com - KUAM News] Reference
What is the long-term impact of two generations of Americans being raised on products tainted with DDT or chlordane?. From Wordnik.com. [Energy Bulletin -] Reference
Based on the chlordane concentrations, Kain said it seems very likely that the source is somewhere in Schenk's Branch. From Wordnik.com. [News for Charlottesville Daily Progress] Reference
Water sampling found chlordane levels in the sediment of Meadow Creek and Schenk's Branch that were much higher than the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [The Shad Plank] Reference
Concerning levels of chlordane -- a banned pesticide used to control termites -- have been found at the 25-acre Tiyan facility. From Wordnik.com. [guampdn.com - Local News] Reference
The EPA has also cited studies showing that chlordane has mimicked male steroids and altered reproductive behavior in male rats. From Wordnik.com. [News for Charlottesville Daily Progress] Reference
Environmental Protection Agency prohibited chlordane use on food crops and phased out other above-ground uses between 1983 and 1988. From Wordnik.com. [Natural Home Latest 10 Articles] Reference
City officials said they have not issued warnings about the chlordane levels because they don't know the source of the contamination. From Wordnik.com. [WCAV - HomePage - Headlines] Reference
Most health effects in humans that may be linked to chlordane exposure are on the nervous system, the digestive system, and the liver. From Wordnik.com. [guampdn.com - Local News] Reference
These concentrations of chlordane are clearly in excess of anything that might be determined safe. ". From Wordnik.com. [News for Charlottesville Daily Progress] Reference
For grub-proofing I prefer to use chlordane. 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
How can chlordane affect my health?. From Wordnik.com. [guampdn.com - Local News] Reference
We now hear that chlordane is no longer used. From Wordnik.com. [Natural Home Latest 10 Articles] Reference
chlordane on Feb 23, 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Watch This: Sleek Cyberpunk Teaser for Indie Film Frame 137 « FirstShowing.net] Reference
What is chlordane?. From Wordnik.com. [guampdn.com - Local News] Reference
I also wish they hadn’t banned chlordane. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Suing EPA Over Gulf Cleanup] Reference
AG chlordane as soil insecticide, residues in sugar beet, maize, potato, carrot, and soil. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
They also eliminated certain chemicals from production, e.g., lead, mercury, PVCs (polivinyl chlorides), asbestos, chlordane, etc. From Wordnik.com. [World Earth Day special] Reference
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