Chlordane Sales Halted By Maker; Step by Sole Producer Averts EPA Ban Of Termite Killer

From: The Washington Post | Date: August 12, 1987| Author: Cass Peterson | Copyright information

The Velsicol Chemical Corp. has agreed to stop selling chlordane, the nation's most widely used termite pesticide, until it can devise application techniques that do not contaminate houses, the Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday.

EPA officials said the unusual agreement was worked out late Monday night, hours before a scheduled news conference at which the agency was expected to announce a ban on chlordane and related chemicals because of their ability to cause cance...

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