organochlorine compound

Waste water may also be polluted with organochlorine compounds.

The scientists found that increased risk for breast cancer did not appear to be associated with past exposure to organochlorine compounds.

Heptachlor is an organochlorine compound that was used as an insecticide.

Ozone does not form organochlorine compounds, nor does it remain in the water after treatment.

Organophosphorus or organochlorine compounds may be used, usually in a spraying formulation.

Industrial chemicals such as volatile organochlorine compounds can also find their way into groundwater, with serious implications for its quality.

Similar conclusions about safety were made in a Polish study of the mushroom's ability to accumulate organochlorine compounds.

Chlordane, or chlordan, is an organochlorine compound used as a pesticide.

Kepone, also known as chlordecone, is an organochlorine compound.

Bleaching with chlorine produces large amounts of organochlorine compounds, including dioxins.

The use of chlorine dioxide minimizes the amount of organochlorine compounds produced.

Organochlorine compound levels in blood.

Gene-environment interactions with organochlorine compounds in the etiopathogenesis of pancreatic diseases.

Some organochlorine compounds are serious pollutants.

Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, also known as C-56, is an organochlorine compound that is a precursor to several pesticides.

They are unique among the large number of organochlorine compounds of environmental interest in that they were never produced intentionally as desired commercial products.

Like most organochlorine compounds, chloroethanol combusts to yield hydrogen chloride and phosgene.

Epichlorohydrin (abbreviated ECH) is an organochlorine compound and an epoxide.

This toxic, nonpolar organochlorine compound is sometimes used as a powerful biocide, and is also known as Basileum.

Hexachlorocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one, sometimes informally called hexachlorophenol (HCP) is an organochlorine compound which can be prepared from phenol.

In addition to its industrial production, small amounts occur naturally from the breakdown and the combustion of organochlorine compounds, such as those used in refrigeration systems.

Although rare compared to non-halogenated organic compounds, many organochlorine compounds have been isolated from natural sources ranging from bacteria to humans.

Thionyl chloride is mainly used in the industrial production of organochlorine compounds, which are often intermediates in pharmaceuticals and agrichemicals.

This pilot hospital-based case-control study investigated the relationship between exposure to organochlorine compounds and risk for breast cancer in Tolland County, Conn.

Greenpeace has analysed industrial discharges from 34 outflow pipes of chemical companies and found 100 organochlorine compounds and related chemicals for which no consents had been given.