chlordane
Banned insect killer
Chlordane is a synthetic insecticide once widely used against termites and agricultural pests.
A persistent organic pollutant, it accumulates in soil and animal tissue and was banned in the United States in 1988 due to concerns about cancer and environmental damage.
Residues from earlier applications still contaminate some properties: The home inspection revealed chlordane in the soil around the foundation.
Wood-eating social insects
- termiticideAgent destroying wood-eating insects
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
- wood treatmentProcess protecting lumber
- infestationPest takeover situation
extermination · fumigation · ant killer · roach control · application · residual · persistence · injection
Likely to cause injury
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- carcinogenicCauses cancer
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- lethalCausing or capable of death
harmful · noxious · bioaccumulative · neurotoxic · mutagenic · environmental hazard · health risk · chemical exposure
Federal environmental regulator
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- outlawedForbidden by law
- restrictionLimit on action
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
illegal · legislation · proscribed · phase-out · discontinued · import ban · enforcement · compliance
Combined into one
- isomersSame formula, different structure
- chemical structureArrangement of bonded atoms
- molecular formulaNotation showing atomic composition
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
metabolites · volatilization · hydrophobic · lipophilic · stability · formulation · granular
termites
Wood-eating social insects
- termiticideAgent destroying wood-eating insects
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
- wood treatmentProcess protecting lumber
infestation · extermination · fumigation · ant killer · roach control · application · residual · persistence · injection · trenching
hazardous
Likely to cause injury
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- carcinogenicCauses cancer
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
lethal · harmful · noxious · bioaccumulative · neurotoxic · mutagenic · environmental hazard · health risk · chemical exposure · liver damage
EPA
Federal environmental regulator
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- outlawedForbidden by law
- restrictionLimit on action
regulation · illegal · legislation · proscribed · phase-out · discontinued · import ban · enforcement · compliance · violation
compound
Combined into one
- isomersSame formula, different structure
- chemical structureArrangement of bonded atoms
- molecular formulaNotation showing atomic composition
synthesis · metabolites · volatilization · hydrophobic · lipophilic · stability · formulation · granular
chlordanenatural remedy
Non-pharmaceutical health treatment
pyrethrin · neem oil · diatomaceous earth · organic pesticide · biopesticide
chlordanesustainable agriculture
Farming preserving long-term productivity
organic farming · bioremediation · compost · biological control
chlordanebiodegradable
Able to decompose naturally
non-toxic · environmentally safe · safe · harmless · benign
chlorine, chlorinate, chlorination, chlorinated, chlorinating