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chlorocarbon
(redirected from Organochloride)

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chlorocarbon [¦klȯr·ō′kär·bən]
(organic chemistry)
A compound of chlorine and carbon only, such as carbon tetrachloride, CCl4.
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noting that the switch from pesticides in the organochloride family, such as DDT, to organophosphates transformed "a highly uncertain, long run risk from organochlorines into a more certain, immediate, and significant risk of toxicity from the organophosphates").
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The strongest associations were between people with Parkinson's who had been exposed to herbicide and insecticide chemicals such as organochlorides and organophosphates.
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97) Organochlorides, the chemicals that replace DDT, have more immediate and significant risks of toxicity, which are exaggerated by users' unfamiliarity with them.
The regulation of DDT: a choice between evils by Martin, Ashley K. / Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
 
 
 
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