Effects Info Links
High Levels of Insecticides in Air of Homes
Recent study reports persistent xenoestrogens –chlordane, heptachlor, and dieldrin – found in homes at toxic levels
http://www.organicconsumers.org/foodsafety/endocrine100903.cfm
Education and Support for Chlordane Victims
Website established in 1987 by person poisoned by chlordane
http://main.nc.us/pace#03_ANCHOR
Website established in 2001 by family poisoned by chlordane
http://www.getipm.com/our-loved-ones/stories/scarbrough.htm
Hepatic (Liver) Cancer
USEPA published (February 98) the risk of developing cancer from breathing chlordane. According to the study, 10 nanograms per cubic meter increases cancer risk.
http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0142.htm
Neurological
Linked to neuroblastoma in children. Affected mood states in treated apartments' inhabitants - tension, depression, anger, confusion.
http://pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=7588480
Hematological (Blood) and Immune
Linked with lymphoma, aplastic anemia and leukemia in children, increase serum cholesterol levels.
http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0142.htm
Reproductive
Decreased fertility and testosterone serum levels in treated rats. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry placed chlordane in its Top 20 Hazardous Substances.
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp31.html
Summaries of Chlordane Research
Dr. Wayne Sinclair and Richard W. Pressinger M.Ed., has summarized important research into chlordane health effects.
http://www.chem-tox.com/chlordane
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