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toxaphene |
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toxaphene: see insecticides insecticides, chemical, biological, or other agents used to destroy insect pests; the term commonly refers to chemical agents only.
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Up-regulation of the estrogen receptor by presumed xenoestrogens is not unusual, as previously demonstrated for endosulfan, toxaphene, and dieldrin (Soto et al. When first drafted in 2000, this treaty looked to curb what many scientists referred to as the dirty dozen: dioxins, furans, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and the pesticides aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, and toxaphene (SN: 12/16/00, p. Many pesticides which were once very familiar contaminants -- DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, and toxaphene -- have been banned in the US, Canada, and the UK. |
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