Sentences with word «dieldrin»

High levels of phytoestrogens and zinc - blocking phytic acid, plus additional neurotoxic compounds such as dieldrin, aluminum, fluoride and cadmium combine in soy to yield a veritable witches» brew that can have adverse effects on the brain during development and throughout life.
For individual pesticides, increased risk was identified in association with exposure to chlordane, oxylchlordane, trans - nonachlor, DDT, DDE dieldrin, heptachlor and HCB.
Roberts argues that this is a reason for preferring DDT to alternative pesticides such as dieldrin.
Two of the five, DDT and dieldrin, are organochlorines that have been banned in the United States for more than 25 years.
• 15 % Dieldrin (organochlorine) Second only to DDT in use between 1950 and 1970.
Specifically, SUPERB homed in on 44 foods known to have high concentrations of toxic compounds: metals, arsenic, lead, and mercury; pesticides chlorpyrifos, permethrin, and endosulfan; persistent organic pollutants dioxin, DDT, dieldrin, and chlordane; and the food processing byproduct acrylamide.
The researchers found that family members in the study, and preschool children in particular, are at high risk for exposure to arsenic, dieldrin, DDE (a DDT metabolite), dioxins, and acrylamide.
UC DAVIS (US)-- All 364 children in a recent study of food - borne toxin exposure exceeded cancer benchmarks for arsenic, dieldrin, DDE, and dioxins.
The 11 toxin compounds looked at were: metals, arsenic, lead, and mercury; pesticides chlorpyrifos, permethrin, and endosulfan; persistent organic pollutants dioxin, DDT, dieldrin, and chlordane; and the food processing byproduct acrylamide.
The study, Cancer and non-cancer health effects from food contaminant exposures for children and adults in California: a risk assessment also discussed in this article, Kids may risk cancer from toxins in food looked at cumulative toxin load in children for 11 food based toxins in 44 foods and found that all of the 364 children exceeded cancer benchmark levels for arsenic, dieldrin, DDE (a DDT metabolite), and dioxins.
Persistent Organic Pollutants include: aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, chlordane, DDT, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene, PCBs, dioxins, and furans.
They affect all of us and this study by UC Davis [Vogt et al, 2008] found that for children, the cumulative toxin load in all 364 children evaluated for 11 food based toxins in 44 foods, exceeded cancer benchmark levels for arsenic, dieldrin, DDE (a DDT metabolite), and dioxins, AND 10 % exceeded mercury levels!
Endrin (Hexadrin), aldrin (Aldrite, Drinox), endosulfan (Thiodan), dieldrin (Dieldrite), toxaphene (Toxakil, Strobane - T), lindane (gamma BHC or HCH, Isotox), hexachlorocyclohexane (BHC), DDT (chlorophenothane), heptachlor (Heptagran), chlordecone (Kepone), terpene polychlorinates (Strobane), chlordane (Chlordan), dicofol (Kelthane), mirex (Dechlorane), methoxychlor (Marlate), dienochlor (Pentac), TDE (DDD, Rhothane), ethylan (Perthane).
Banned or restricted members of this flea insecticide group are DDT, DDE, Aldrin, Dieldrin, and Chlordane.
Other banned or restricted pesticides are DDE, Aldrin, Dieldrin, and Chlordane.
The chemicals intentionally produced and currently assigned for elimination under the Stockholm Convention are the pesticides aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), mirex and toxaphene, as well as the industrial chemical Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs).
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