Airborne Chlordane Contamination in Houses Treated for Termites at a Midwestern Air Force Base

Livingston, James M.; Jones, Chris; Lillie, Thomas H.

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“…In slab construction houses in which the heating and ventilation ducts are below the ground floor, C/H residues can be carried into the air and onto surfaces of the living areas [36]. In a survey of 435 U.S. Air Force homes treated from 1964 to 1978 and monitored in 1979, 60% had chlordane levels over 1 ,ug/m3; the mean concentration in 77% of homes with detectable levels was 2 pg/m3 [37]. Similarly, a recent survey of 1,110 air samples from 422 homes in 14 counties of New York state showed that levels of chlordane in excess of 5 &m3 were found in 33% of 289 nonliving area samples and 7% of 661 living area samples [38].…”

Section: Domestic Exposure To Chlordaneiheptachlormentioning

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Leukemias and blood dyscrasias following exposure to chlordane and heptachlor

Epstein

Ozonoff

1987

Teratog Carcinog Mutagen

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We present 25 new cases of blood dyscrasia, including leukemias, production defects, and thrombocytopenic purpura, generally following home termite treatment with the chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides chlordane and heptachlor (C/H). These newly reported cases are consistent with 34 previously published case reports associating blood dyscrasias with C/H exposure. Additionally, the newly reported leukemias are consistent with epidemiologic evidence of excess risk of leukemia and other cancers in C/H-exposed populations and with the carcinogenic action of C/H in animals. The importance of case reports in warning of the association of blood dyscrasias to C/H exposure is emphasized. Until the voluntary halt in production in July 1987, millions of homes in the United States were treated with chlordane and heptachlor for termites even though their agricultural uses were phased out in 1978, largely on the grounds of "imminent hazard" because of carcinogenicity. In view of the recognized myelotoxicity, carcinogenicity, and other chronic toxic effects of these pesticides, a national program for monitoring all homes treated is urgently needed to detect persistent contamination.

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Section: Domestic Exposure To Chlordaneiheptachlormentioning

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Leukemias and blood dyscrasias following exposure to chlordane and heptachlor

Epstein

Ozonoff

1987

Teratog Carcinog Mutagen

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“…This incident resulted in the residents of the unit becoming physically ill immediately following application of the chlordane but with no apparent lasting signs of exposure. Two reports published in 1981 surveyed housing units with ventilation ducts either in or under the slab and that underwent post-construction treatment for termites by sub-slab injection of a chlordane emulsion (Livingston et al 1981, Lillie 1981. The results of these surveys indicated that a large majority of these units, 969, exhibited measurable indoor air concentrations of chlordane.…”

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Evaluation of Volatilization Potential for Legacy Chlordane in Military Housing Area Soils

Waisner¹,

Medina²,

Jones³

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“…Other studies were conducted at Wright-Patterson AFB in newly constructed houses that were pretreated with chlordane (unpublished data 1976). Livingston et al (1981) reported the contamination of houses at Scott AFB following the application of chlordane by subslab injection.…”

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Chlordane in Air Force Family Housing: A Study of Houses Treated Prior to Construction

Lillie¹

1982

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Airborne Chlordane Contamination in Houses Treated for Termites at a Midwestern Air Force Base

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Leukemias and blood dyscrasias following exposure to chlordane and heptachlor

Leukemias and blood dyscrasias following exposure to chlordane and heptachlor

Evaluation of Volatilization Potential for Legacy Chlordane in Military Housing Area Soils

Chlordane in Air Force Family Housing: A Study of Houses Treated Prior to Construction

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