Heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, and other chlordane compounds in Finnish plywood workers.

From: Archives of Environmental Health | Date: November 1, 1991| Author: Antervo, Kaija; Mussalo-Rauhamaa, Helena; Pyysalo, Heikki | Copyright information

HEPTACHLOR ([1,4,5,6,7,8,8-heptachloro-3.sub.a.,4,7,7.sub.a.-tetrahydro-4,7-methano-1 H-indene) was isolated in 1946 from technical chlordane [1]; therefore, it can be classified as a chlordane compound. Since the early 1950s--and especially during the 1960s--heptachlor was widely used as an agricultural and domestic pesticide. During the 1980s, heptachlor was used almost exclusively to control soil insects and termites. Until the voluntary halt in production in July 1987, heptac...

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