11. "' Heptachlor "'is an organochlorine compound that was used as an insecticide. 12. Organochlorine pesticide ( OCPs ) residues remaining from agricultural practices were primary the cause of bird deaths.13. This enzyme catalyzes the bioreduction of chlordecone, a toxic organochlorine pesticide, to chlordecone alcohol in liver. 14. This toxic, nonpolar organochlorine compound is sometimes used as a powerful biocide, and is also known as Basileum. 15. When the Eurasian sparrowhawk population declined because of organochlorine use, there was no great increase in the populations of songbirds. 16. Organochlorine pesticides strongly resist degradation, are poorly soluble in water but highly soluble in lipids, which is called lipophilic.17. In the 1940s the factory produced organomercury and organochlorine pesticides, including DDT, 2, 4-D and paraquat. 18. DDT, sprayed on the walls of houses, is an organochlorine that has been used to fight malaria since the 1950s. 19. See Note 1 Seizures are typically managed with lorazepam, phenytoin and phenobarbitol, or diazepam ( particularly for organochlorine poisonings ). 20. "' Endosulfan "'is an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide that is being phased out globally.
