Chlordane

Although the termite poison, called chlordane, has been banned in the United States since 1988, it cannot harm humans unless they drink water from Sligo Creek, which is not recommended, or eat its fish, which is prohibited. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Rampant use of a common termite pesticide called chlordane. ❋ Niels H. Lauersen (2000)

In a bid to show that the dispensary was violating Chalfant's Oct. 30 order, the city attorney said four additional samples have tested positive for pesticide residues, including variations of chlordane, which is banned in the U.S. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Highly potent agricultural chemicals such as chlordane, dieldrin and DDT -- Carson's leading concern -- have been banned. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Others blame the comeback of bedbugs on their resistance to DDT's many substitutes e.g., malathion, diazinon, lindane, chlordane, dichlorovos and now pyrethroids. ❋ Bill Chameides (2011)

Way back when, I remember dusting the foundation of our house with chlordane. ❋ Unknown (2010)

To start with, the Stockholm Convention identified twelve top-priority POPs: eight pesticides (aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, mirex, and toxaphene); two industrial chemicals (the hexachlorobenzenes (HCBs) and the polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs); and two groups of industrial by-products (dioxins and furans). ❋ Annie Leonard (2010)

Although DEP doesn't conduct toxic monitoring of its waterways -- that's the state's job -- "if there was a chlordane problem, we think we would be able to detect that," Shofar said, because chlordane affects the reproductive ability of fish. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The maximum allowable level for chlordane is 100 parts per billion, according to the National Academy of Science and National Academy of Engineering. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And she kept tubs of the toxic and banned pesticide chlordane in her garage. ❋ M.D. Mark Hyman (2009)

Organochlorine Insecticides were commonly used in the past, but many have been removed from the market due to their health and environmental effects and their persistence (e.g. DDT and chlordane). ❋ Unknown (2008)

In some cases, such as for DDT and chlordane, the objective is to give the exempted countries the opportunity to find suitable alternatives that are consistent with their social and economic situation before completing phase-out. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Dichlorodiphenyl-dichloroethene polychlorinated biphenyls dieldrin chlordane heptachlor polychlorinated dibenzodioxins. ❋ Doyle (2008)