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Article: Termite control and other determinants of high body burdens of cyclodiene insecticides.
- Article from:
- Archives of Environmental Health
- Article date:
- March 1, 1998
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MANY ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDES have been banned or restricted for agricultural use and termite control in several countries, but their high degree of persistence in the environment, bioaccumulation in food chains, and lipophilic nature ensure the continuation of human absorption.[1] In some countries, the cyclodiene group of organochlorine insecticides--dieldrin, aldrin, heptachlor, and chlordane--are still permitted for use as termiticides[2] and continue to be contaminants in food.[3]
In a publication by the International Agency for Research on Cancer,[4] investigators reported that body burdens of cyclodienes were the focus of international attention, ...