Look up: Heptachlor

1. Heptachlor
   An insecticide that was banned on some food products in 1975 and in all of them 1978. It was allowed for use in seed treatment until 1983. More recently it was found in milk and other dairy products in Arkansas and Missouri where dairy cattle were illegally fed treated seed.
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2. Heptachlor
   A fungicide based on 1,4,5,6,7,8,8-heptachloro-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methano-indene. It is a white powder that smells like camphor, and it was used extensively in the past for killing insects in homes, buildings, and on food crops, especially corn. It is now classified as a POP. Under the Stockho...
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3. heptachlor
   a solid insecticide similar to chlordane Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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4. heptachlor
   <chemical> A poisonous substance which is often used as an insecticide. at room temperature it is a white solid, it can be dissolved with CCl4 (carbon tetrachloride) and has a melting point of 95-96 degrees C. Heptachlor has the chemical formula of C10H7Cl7. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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5. heptachlor
   insecticide closely related to chlordane (q.v.).[1 related articles]
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6. heptachlor
   heptachlor: see insecticides.
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7. Heptachlor
   Heptachlor is a man-made compound that was commonly used by American exterminators and home owners to control and kill termites, and by farmers to kill insects in seed grains and on crops.
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8. heptachlor
   Type: Term Pronunciation: hep′tă-klōr Definitions: 1. A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide for control of cotton boll weevil. It is a poison that may enter the body via skin contamination, inhalation, or ingestion. Because of human toxicity concerns, this chemical has only limited application.
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9. Heptachlor
   `Heptachlor` is an organochlorine compound that was used as an insecticide. Usually sold as a white or tan powder, heptachlor is one of the cyclodiene insecticides. In 1962, Rachel Carson`s Silent Spring questioned the safety of heptachlor and other chlorinated insecticides. Due to its highly...
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