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benzene hexachloride

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benzene hexachloride: see insecticides insecticides, chemical, biological, or other agents used to destroy insect pests; the term commonly refers to chemical agents only.

Chemical Insecticides


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A study of newborn children from the Yaqui Valley performed close to the period these children were conceived reported elevated pesticide levels, with cord blood values of lindane, heptachlor, benzene hexachloride, aldrin, and endrin all exceeding World Health Organization established limits (International Programme on Chemical Safety 2005), and p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p'-DDE) measured in the parts per million (Garcia and Meza 1991).
Altered breast development in young girls from an agricultural ... by Guillette, Louis J., Jr. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Carson also trumpeted studies of rats which suggested DDT was a liver carcinogen, and gathered anecdotal evidence of harm in human beings, like a farmer whose bone marrow wasted away after repeatedly inhaling a mixture of DDT and benzene hexachloride he used to spray his fields.
Better living through chemistry: DDT could save millions of Africans ... by Gourevitch, Alexander / Washington Monthly
Bakken and Seip (69) analyzed colostrum and breast milk from three women for hexachlorobenzene (HCB), benzene hexachloride (BHC), and total DDT for up to 9-16 weeks postpartum.
Infant Exposure to Chemicals in Breast Milk in the United States: ... by Naiman, Daniel Q. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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