Explore: Toxaphene

Toxaphene was an insecticide used primarily for cotton in the southern United States during the late 1960s and the 1970s. Toxaphene is a mixture of over

include aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, HCB, mirex, toxaphene, PCBs, DDT, dioxins, and polychlorinated dibenzofurans. However, there

trout more than twice a month per individual. Both warnings are due to toxaphene contamination, resulting from global pesticide use and overfishing in

due to their health and environmental effects (e.g. DDT, chlordane, and toxaphene). Organophosphates are another large class of contact insecticides. These

(polychlorinated biphenyls). Toxaphene. Monomethylmercury. Mercury in fish Methylmercury Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene Toxaphene Silvy, Nova J., ed. (2012)

4'-Thiodianiline 2-Thiouracil Titanium dioxide Toluene diisocyanates Toxaphene (Polychlorinated camphenes) Triamterene Trichlormethine (Trimustine hydrochloride)

Rainbow Trout, and Yellow Perch are found in the lake. A 2004 study of toxaphene concentrations found that concentrations were lower in Siskiwit Lake trout

Endosulfan Endrin Heptachlor Kepone Lindane Methoxychlor Mirex Tetradifon Toxaphene Organophosphorus Acephate Azamethiphos Azinphos-methyl Bensulide Chlorethoxyfos

California fish. PCB has been measured through the analysis of fish livers. Toxaphene concentrations were discovered far from the area of its use through analysis

preservative treatment. Examples are chlordane at 2% per weight of wool, toxaphene at 0.8%, pentachlorophenol or BHC at 0.5%, DDT at 0.2%, chlordecone and