A chlorinated pesticide insecticide that was widely used to control pests on cotton and other crops until 1982, when it was banned for most uses.  (In 1990, banned for all uses.)  It was also used to kill unwanted fish in lakes.  It is toxic to fresh-water and marine aquatic life and is listed as a cancer-causing chemical under Proposition 65.

A chemical that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and also is toxic to freshwater and marine aquatic life.

Chemical that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and is toxic to fresh water and marine aquatic life.

Chemical that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and is toxic to fresh water and marine aquatic life.

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 [..]

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 [..]

A chemical that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and also is toxic to freshwater and marine aquatic life.

C10H22Cl8, is a pesticide used against insects, most commonly found in the gas or solid phase. Between 1947 and 1980 it was mainly used in the southern U.S. states, to keep insects from damaging cotto [..]

chemical that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and is toxic to fresh water and marine aquatic life.

used as insecticide this complex compound is classed as a PBT due to its ability to persist even after long-distance transport