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Article: Organochlorine compounds: risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and breast cancer?
- Article from:
- Archives of Environmental Health
- Article date:
- May 1, 1996
- Author:
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ORGANOCHLORINES (i.e., synthetic chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds [OCs]) refer to a heterogeneous group of man-made organic compounds, which contain covalently bound chlorine atoms. Many organochlorines have been used as pesticides, including both insecticides (e.g., dichloro-diphenyltrichloroethane [DDT], lindane, aldrin, dieldrin, methoxychlor) and herbicides (e.g., 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid [MCPA], dichloprop, 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid [2,4-D], and 2,4,-5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid [2,4,5-T]). Other OCs (e.g., polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]), are used as flame retardants, coolants in hydraulic systems, dielectrics in transformers, and for a variety of ...