| Pesticide |
Persistence (Half-life) |
Health Effects |
| Aldrin |
20 days to 1 year |
Nervous system effects. Probable carcinogen.
Large doses: convulsions, death.
Moderate doses: dizziness, headaches,vomiting, uncontrolled muscle movement |
Dichlorodiphe nyltrichloroethane
(DDT) |
2 to15 years |
Nervous system effects (tremors, seizures); probable carcinogen |
| Chlordane |
4 years |
Nervous system, digestive system, liver effects. Headaches, irritability, confusion, weakness, vision problems, vomiting, stomach cramps, diarrhea, and jaundice for lower doses.
Higher doses: convulsions and death. |
| Dieldrin |
Up to 7 years |
Nervous system effects. Probable carcinogen.
Large doses: Convulsions, death. Moderate doses: Dizziness, headaches, vomiting, uncontrolled muscle movement. |
| Heptachlor |
0.4 to 2 years |
Nervous system damage, liver and adrenal gland damage, tremors |
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