Although not much is known about its toxicity, «The chemical's structure is similar to
that of organochlorine pesticides such as heptachlor, chlordane, aldrin, and mirex, all of which have been either banned or restricted in the U.S.»:: ES&T;, see also earlier ES&T;
«A wide variety
of organochlorine compounds and pesticides have an effect on the thyroid hormones in plasma, tissues and deiodinase enzymes, which are in charge of stabilising the thyroid hormones in tissues.»
Listed are examples
of organochlorine products so that you might be able to recognize them on the labels of products given to animals that are suspected of this type of toxicity.
Most of the available studies suggest that the prenatal nervous system is more vulnerable to the harmful effects
of organochlorine chemicals than the early postnatal nervous system.
However, some recent studies support the hypothesis that an additional effect of postnatal exposure through breastfeeding is likely.20 We have observed in the infants of this population that those who breastfed increased their concentrations
of organochlorine chemicals during the first weeks of life (N. Ribas - Fitó, submitted for publication).
However, they should continue to encourage long - term breastfeeding to balance the potential impact
of organochlorine exposure through breast milk.
Some observations concerning the ratio of the intake
of organochlorine insecticides through food and amounts excreted in the milk of breast - feeding mothers.
The study of 50 pregnant women found detectable levels
of organochlorines in all of the women participating in the study — including DDT, PCBs and other pesticides that have been banned from use for more than 30 years.
A study carried out in Hartford Connecticut, the first of it's kind in North America, found that, «women with breast cancer have 50 % to 60 % higher levels
of organochlorines (chlorination byproducts) in their breast tissue than women without breast cancer.»
Cats are particularly vulnerable to these types
of organochlorines, especially Lindane, DDT, and Chlordate.
Natural flea control products are generally the safest to choose to keep your cat safe from the toxic effects
of organochlorines and other dangerous chemicals.
The role
of organochlorines in cancer - associated mortality in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).
The formula fed infants had lower blood levels
of organochlorines than the breast fed infants.
Not exact matches
However, associations with fetal motor activity measures were more consistent and robust: higher concentrations
of 7
of 10
organochlorine compounds were positively associated with one
of more measures
of more frequent and more vigorous fetal motor activity.
After a lengthy scientific review, the United States last week decided to ban the use
of endosulfan, an inexpensive
organochlorine pesticide that builds up in the environment.
And a 2004 study
of Greenland men suggested that regional differences in sperm quality may be related to
organochlorine exposure.
The EPA, declaring that endosulfan is unsafe for farm workers, moves to ban one
of the last
organochlorine pesticides left in the U.S. Like DDT, endosulfan accumulates in the environment and in the bodies
of people and wildlife, and is transported around the world to remote places
In her landmark book, she documented a litany
of evils observed after DDT and other
organochlorine insecticides were sprayed on landscapes, rivers, and lawns: dead birds and paralyzed birds, pigeons dropping from the sky, bird nests without eggs and eggs that did not hatch, dead fish and fish swimming in circles, cancers in humans, and a buildup
of DDT in the fat
of animals and people.
Led by environmental health physician David O. Carpenter
of the University at Albany (SUNY), scientists examined more than 700 farmed and wild salmon from North America, South America, and Europe, looking for 14
organochlorines thought to cause cancer and birth defects.
It is a member
of an entirely new class
of alkaloids; it is an
organochlorine compound, which is rarely found in animals; and it is a powerful painkiller.
Declaring that endosulfan is unsafe, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it is about to ban one
of the last
organochlorine pesticides still used in the United States.
This raises the prospect
of pulp bleaching without chlorine, thereby eliminating
organochlorine pollution at a stroke.
We show that field - collected Ugandan Culex quinquefasciatus display CNV for the voltage-gated sodium channel gene (Vgsc), target - site
of pyrethroid and
organochlorine insecticides.
Research has found that pesticide applicators exposed to heptachlor, an
organochlorine insecticide, have 94 percent increased odds
of developing diabetes.
Forty percent
of all pesticides used worldwide are from the
organochlorine class
of chemicals, including the now - banned pesticide DDT, made infamous in Rachel Carson's seminal work Silent Spring.
From the American Journal
of Clinical Nutrition, the most prestigious nutrition journal on the planet, and considered one
of the most influential scientific journals
of the 20th century: «Vegetarian diets and exposure to
organochlorine pollutants, lead, and mercury.»
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The cause
of the failed pelican breeding was DDT, an
organochlorine pesticide.
Because the
organochlorine pesticides, the DDT family
of pesticides, wiped them out by making all their eggs break, and when these were banned, the bird populations began to recover.
The researchers cite peer reviewed research which demonstrated a very strong relationship between the levels
of POPs in blood samples
of participants, particularly
organochlorine compounds, and the risk
of type 2 diabetes.