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HEALTH: USA: Breast Cancer Linked to Home Pesticide Chlordane
This 2005 study conducted at the US Army Institute of Surgical Research and Texas Tech University Health Science Center in Lubbock Texas found that cancerous human breast tissue contained the chemical heptachlor epoxide (found in the common home pesticide chlordane) at levels 4 times higher than non-cancerous breast tissue.
Chlordane was the primary termite prevention pesticide used in over 30 million U.S. homes between the mid 1950's and 1988. An estimated 50 million U.S. residents are currently exposed to the volatization of this chemical from previously treated pre-1989 homes on a daily basis.
Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Volume 90:55-64, 2005. For more information on chlordane visit www.chem-tox.com/chlordane
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