1) Obsolete pesticide
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Toxaphene is an insecticide. It is a mixture of closely related substances. Toxaphene is a known persistent organic pollutant (POP) and banned globally by the 2001 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. ==Composition== Toxaphene is a mixture of approximately 200 organic compounds, formed by the chlorination of camphene (C10H16) to ...
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a dense, yellowish, semisolid mixture of organic compounds made by chlorination of camphene (a hydrocarbon obtained from turpentine) and used as an ...
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<chemical> A very complex, but reproducible mixture of at least 177 c10 polychloro derivatives, having an approximate overall empirical formula of c10-h10-cl8. It is used as an insecticide and may reasonably be anticipated to be a carcinogen: fourth annual report on carcinogens (ntp 85-002, 1985). ... Pharmacological action: carcinogens, inse...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: tok′să-fēn Definitions: 1. A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide.
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Toxaphene: A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide currently banned for all uses in the US. Breathing, eating, or drinking high levels of toxaphene can damage the lungs, nervous system, and kidneys, and can even cause death. The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has determined that toxaphene may reasonably be anticipated to be a carci...
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Chemical that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and is toxic to fresh water and marine aquatic life.
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Commercial name of an insecticide, a mixture of isomers obtained by chlorination of camphene. It was used primarily to control insect pests on cotton and other crops. It is classified as a POP and is now banned in Western Europe.
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